Lexical Summary paroxynō: to sharpen, to stimulate, to provoke Original Word: παροξύνωTransliteration: paroxynō Phonetic Spelling: (par-ox-oo'-no) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to sharpen, to stimulate, to provoke Meaning: to sharpen, to stimulate, to provoke Strong's Concordance easily provoke, stir. From para and a derivative of oxus; to sharpen alongside, i.e. (figuratively) to exasperate -- easily provoke, stir. see GREEK para see GREEK oxus Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3947: παροξύνωπαροξύνω: properly, to make sharp, to sharpen (παρά, IV. 3): τήν μάχαιραν, Deuteronomy 32:41. Metaphorically, (so always in secular authors from Euripides, Thucydides, Xenophon down), a. to stimulate, spur on, urge (πρός τί, ἐπί τί). b. to irritate, provoke, rouse to anger; passive, present παροξύνομαι; imperfect παρωξυνομην: Acts 17:16; 1 Corinthians 13:5. The Sept. chiefly for נָאַץ, to scorn, despise; besides for הִכְעִיס, to provoke, make angry, Deuteronomy 9:18; Psalm 105:29 |
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