Word study · Greek
parorgízō
to provoke to anger
Say it: par-or-GID-zo (approximate)
παροργίζω
What it means
To make someone angry, to stir to resentment. In 6:4, "don't provoke your children to wrath." In Colossians 3:21 the same warning is given: lest they become discouraged.
Range of meaning
- ProvokeStir to anger.
- ExasperateWear out patience.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 6
"Don't provoke your children to wrath" (6:4).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3949 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources