Word study · Greek
erethízō
provoke
Say it: er-eth-ID-zo (approximate)
ἐρεθίζω
What it means
To stir up, to provoke. In 3:21, "fathers, don't provoke your children." In 2 Corinthians 9:2 the same word is used positively for stirring up zeal.
Range of meaning
- ProvokeIrritate.
- Stir upRouse.
In Colossians
- Chapter 3
"Don't provoke your children" (3:21).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2042 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources