ὀργήorgḗ
1 impulse, propensity, disposition.
Greek (New Testament) · G3709
Meanings
2. anger, wrath
(a) of men: Mark 3:5, Ephesians 4:31, Colossians 3:8, 1 Timothy 2:8, James 1:19, James 1:20
(b) of God
α that reaction of the divine nature against sin which in anthropomorphic language is called anger: Romans 1:18, Romans 9:22, Romans 12:19, (ICC, in l.), 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 2:16, Hebrews 3:11, Hebrews 4:3(LXX), Revelation 14:10, Revelation 16:19, Revelation 19:15
β of the effect of God's anger: Matthew 3:7, Luke 3:7, Luke 21:23, John 3:36, Romans 2:5, Romans 2:8, Romans 3:5, Romans 4:15, Romans 5:9, Romans 13:4, Romans 13:5, Ephesians 5:6, Colossians 3:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:9, James 1:20, Revelation 6:16, Revelation 6:17, Revelation 11:18; σκεύη ὀργῆς, Romans 9:22; τέκνα ὀργῆς, Ephesians 2:3.
Synonyms
see θυμός.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 36 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?
- Mark 3:5 He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!
- Luke 3:7 When the crowds came to John for baptism, he said, “You brood of snakes! Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?
- Luke 21:23 How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. For there will be disaster in the land and great anger against this people.
- John 3:36 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
- Romans 1:18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.