Strong’s G3947 · Greek
παροξύνω
paroxýnō · par-ox-oo'-no
Origin from παρά (G3844) and a derivative of ὀξύς (G3691);
Meaning to sharpen alongside, i.e. (figuratively) to exasperate
In the King James Version easily provoke, stir.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Acts 17:16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
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.