Strong’s G2042 · Greek
ἐρεθίζω
erethízō · er-eth-id'-zo
Origin from a presumed prolonged form of ἔρις (G2054);
Meaning to stimulate (especially to anger)
In the King James Version provoke.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Corinthians 9:2For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.
- Colossians 3:21Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.