παροξύνωparoxýnō
to sharpen alongside, i.e. (figuratively) to exasperate
Greek (New Testament) · G3947
Meanings
1. primarily, but never so in classical Greek, to sharpen (μάχαιραν, Deuteronomy 32:41, שׁנן).
2. Metaph., as always in classical Greek
(a) to spur on, stimulate
(b) to provoke, rouse to anger (Deuteronomy 9:7, Deuteronomy 9:18, Psalms 106:29, and elsewhere): passive, Acts 17:16, 1 Corinthians 13:5.
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- ὀξύςoxýs · G3691keen; by analogy, rapid
- παροξυσμόςparoxysmós · G3948incitement (to good), or dispute (in anger)
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Acts 17:16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply troubled by all the idols he saw everywhere in the city.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.