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Strong's G3947 παροξύνω (paroxyno)

Paroxyno means “easily provoke” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3947 — laqach (“accept”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3947
Language Greek
Linked Usages 47
Books 15

Strong's G3947 Quick Answer

Strong's G3947 παροξύνω (paroxuno) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. paroxuno (par-ox-oo'-no) v. 1. to sharpen alongside 2. (figuratively) to exasperate It has 47 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include easily. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
paroxuno (par-ox-oo'-no) v. 1. to sharpen alongside 2. (figuratively) to exasperate
Usage
47 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
easily

Meaning and Definition

paroxuno (par-ox-oo'-no) v. 1. to sharpen alongside 2. (figuratively) to exasperate [from G3844 and a derivative of G3691] KJV: easily provoke, stir Root(s): G3844, G3691

Original Word
παροξύνω
Transliteration
paroxuno
Derivation
Root: ὀξύς R1: 3844 R2: 3691
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3947. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to provoke

Usage: παρ-οξύνω [in LXX for נָאַץ, קָצַף, רָגַז, etc. ;] __1. primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν, Deu.32:41, שָׁנַן). __2. Metaphorical, as always in cl., __(a) to spur on, stimulate (Arist., Xen., al.); __(b) to provoke, rouse to anger (Deu.9:7, 18, Psa.106:29, al.) : pass., Act.17:16, 1Co.13:5.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3947 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render paroxuno, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G3947 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 44 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3947 (παροξύνω) appears 47 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3947 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3947 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 17:16 KJV

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

1 Corinthians 13:5 KJV

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Strong's G3947 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

44 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Numbers 14:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to Moses, How long does this people provoke me? and how long do they refuse to believe me for all the signs which I have wrought among them?

Numbers 14:23 Septuagint / Brenton

surely they shall not see the land, which I swore to their fathers; but their children which are with me here, as many as know not good or evil, every inexperienced youth, to them will I give the land; but none who have provoked me shall see it.

Numbers 15:30 Septuagint / Brenton

And whatever soul either of the natives or of the strangers shall do anything with a presumptuous hand, he will provoke God; that soul shall be cut off from his people,

Strong's G3947 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Baruch 4:7 Septuagint / Brenton

For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils and not to God.

Usage Excerpts

First 47 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3947.

Numbers 14:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, How long does this people provoke me? and how long do they refuse to believe me for all the signs which I have wrought among them?
Numbers 14:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
surely they shall not see the land, which I swore to their fathers; but their children which are with me here, as many as know not good or evil, every inexperienced youth, to them will I give the land; but none who have provoked me shall see it.
Numbers 15:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whatever soul either of the natives or of the strangers shall do anything with a presumptuous hand, he will provoke God; that soul shall be cut off from his people,
Numbers 16:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if the Lord shall show by a wonder, and the earth shall open her mouth and swallow them up, and their houses, and their tents, and all that belongs to them, and they shall go down alive into Hades, then ye shall know that these men have provoked the Lord.
Numbers 20:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let Aaron be added to his people; for ye shall certainly not go into the land which I have given the children of Israel, because ye provoked me at the water of strife.
Deuteronomy 1:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and being greatly provoked he swore, saying,
Deuteronomy 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember, forget not, how much thou provokedst the Lord thy God in the wilderness: from the day that ye came forth out of Egypt, even till ye came into this place, ye continued to be disobedient toward the Lord.
Deuteronomy 9:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord, and the Lord was angry with you to destroy you;
Deuteronomy 9:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I made my petition before the Lord as also at the first forty days and forty nights: I ate no bread and drank no water, on account of all your sins which ye sinned in doing evil before the Lord God to provoke him.
Deuteronomy 9:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I was greatly terrified because of the wrath and anger, because the Lord was provoked with you utterly to destroy you; yet the Lord hearkened to me at this time also.
Deuteronomy 9:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Also in the burning, and in the temptation, and at the graves of lust, ye provoked the Lord.
Deuteronomy 31:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will bring them into the good land, which I swore to their fathers, to give to them a land flowing with milk and honey: and they shall eat and be filled and satisfy themselves; then will they turn aside after other gods, and serve them, and they will provoke me, and break my covenant.
Deuteronomy 32:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They provoked me to anger with strange gods; With their abominations they bitterly angered me.
Deuteronomy 32:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord saw, and was jealous; And was provoked by the anger of his sons and daughters,
Deuteronomy 32:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will sharpen my sword like lightning, And my hand shall take hold of judgment; And I will render judgment to my enemies, And will recompense them that hate me.
2 Kingdoms 12:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only because thou hast given great occasion of provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, thy son also that is born to thee shall surely die.
Ezra 9:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?
Psalms 9:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The sinner has provoked the Lord: According to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him.
Psalms 9:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore has the wicked provoked God? For he has said in his heart, He will not require it.
Psalms 73:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach? Shall the enemy provoke thy name forever?
Psalms 73:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember this thy creation: an enemy has reproached the Lord, And a foolish people has provoked thy name.
Psalms 77:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yea, they turned back, and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 105:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And destruction was multiplied among them.
Psalms 106:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because they rebelled against the words of God, And provoked the counsel of the Most High.
Proverbs 6:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; For on thy friend’s account thou art come into the power of evil men: Faint not, But stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.
Proverbs 14:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker: But he that honors him has pity upon the poor.
Proverbs 17:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; And he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: But he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Proverbs 20:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; And he that provokes him sins against his own soul.
Proverbs 34:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 5:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore as stubble shall be burned by a coal of fire, and shall be consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be as chaff, and their flower shall go up as dust: for they rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and insulted the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 5:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore the Lord of hosts was greatly angered against his people, and he reached forth his hand upon them, and smote them: and the mountains were troubled, and their carcasses were as dung in the midst of the way: yet for all this his anger has not been turned away, but his hand is yet raised.
Isaiah 14:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that see thee shall wonder at thee, and say, This is the man that troubled the earth, that made kings to shake;
Isaiah 23:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thy hand prevails no more by sea, which troubled kings: the Lord of hosts has given a command concerning Canaan, to destroy the strength thereof.
Isaiah 37:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whom hast thou reproached and provoked? and against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice? and hast thou not lifted up thine eyes on high against the Holy One of Israel?
Isaiah 47:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have been provoked with my people; thou hast defiled mine inheritance: I gave them into thy hand, but thou didst not extend mercy to them: thou madest the yoke of the aged man very heavy,
Isaiah 60:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of them that afflicted thee, and of them that provoked thee, shall come to thee in fear; and thou shalt be called Zion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 63:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But they disobeyed, and provoked his Holy Spirit: so he turned to be an enemy, he himself contended against them.
Isaiah 65:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the people that provokes me continually in my presence; they offer sacrifices in gardens, and burn incense on bricks to devils, which exist not.
Jeremiah 22:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shalt thou reign, because thou art provoked with thy father Ahaz? they shall not eat, and they shall not drink: it is better for thee to execute judgment and justice.
Jeremiah 27:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But their Redeemer is strong; the Lord Almighty is his name: he will enter into judgment with his adversaries, that he may destroy the earth;
Lamentations 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he has scattered his tabernacle as a vine, He has marred his feast: The Lord has forgotten the feast And the Sabbath which he appointed in Zion, And in the fury of his wrath Has vexed the king, and priest, and prince.
Hosea 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be unable to purge themselves in Israel?
Zechariah 10:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I will visit the lambs; and the Lord God Almighty shall visit his flock, the house of Judah, and he shall make them as his goodly horse in war.
Malachi 2:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
ye that have provoked God with your words. But ye said, Wherein have we provoked him? In that ye say, Every one that does evil is a pleasing object in the sight of the Lord, and he takes pleasure in such; and where is the God of justice?
Acts 17:16 New Testament, KJV
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
1 Corinthians 13:5 New Testament, KJV
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Baruch 4:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils and not to God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3947, grouped by book.

Numbers 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3947 FAQ

What does paroxyno (παροξύνω) mean?

Paroxyno (Strong's G3947) is a Greek word most simply glossed "easily provoke". paroxuno (par-ox-oo'-no) v. 1. to sharpen alongside 2. (figuratively) to exasperate

How many times is paroxyno (παροξύνω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 47 linked usages for Strong's G3947 across 15 books.

Where can I study paroxyno (παροξύνω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3947 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate paroxyno (παροξύνω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as easily. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3947 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 44 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3947, with linked reader references where each row is available.