Greek verb · G3947
παροξύνω
paroxynopar-ox-oo'-no
primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν; Metaphorical, as always in cl.
2 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: paroxýnō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3947is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 2 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3947
to sharpen alongside, i.e. (figuratively) to exasperate
The King James renders it: easily provoke, stir.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
paroxyno is rendered "primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν; Metaphorical, as always in cl.". It stands 2 times in the Greek text, across two books.
- One of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 17:16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
Acts 17:16παρωξύνετο
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
One of the word's two uses is in Acts.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν, and Metaphorical, as always in cl..
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιρανDeu.32:41 | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereDeuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment… |
| Metaphorical, as always in cl.__(a) to spur on | Tagged as
| WhereDeuteronomy 9:7Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| παρουσία | parousia | coming | Uses24 |
| παροιμία | paroimia | proverb | Uses5 |
| πάροικος | paroikos | foreigner | Uses4 |
| παροικέω | paroikeo | be a stranger | Uses2 |
| παροικία | paroikia | sojourning | Uses2 |
| πάροινος | paroinos | drunken | Uses2 |
| παροργίζω | parorgizo | to anger | Uses2 |
| παροξυσμός | paroxysmos | stirring up | Uses2 |
| πάροδος | parodos | passing by | Uses1 |
| παροψίς | paropsis | dish | Uses1 |
| παρόμοιος | paromoios | like | Uses1 |
| παροτρύνω | parotryno | to incite | Uses1 |
and 3 more on the stem.
All 2, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- παροξύνεται1
- παρωξύνετο1
The grammar of each form
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IPI-3S
- verb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PPI-3S
Acts
one use
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
- παρωξύνετοparoxunetoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was provoked
1 Corinthians
one use
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.
- παροξύνεταιparoxunetaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is easily provoked
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.