παραζηλόωparazēlóō

to provoke to jealousy: Romans 10:19(LXX) Romans 11:11, Romans 11:14, 1 Corinthians 10:22.

Greek (New Testament) · G3863

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Romans 10:19 But I ask, did the people of Israel really understand? Yes, they did, for even in the time of Moses, God said, “I will rouse your jealousy through people who are not even a nation. I will provoke your anger through the foolish Gentiles.”
  • Romans 11:11 Did God’s people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves.
  • Romans 11:14 for I want somehow to make the people of Israel jealous of what you Gentiles have, so I might save some of them.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:22 What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.