ANGER and RAGE -
Word Definitions
N.T. Greek words related to ANGER
- orge
Anger, wrath, indignation. Used to describe that in God which
stands opposed to man's disobedience, obduracy [stubborn resistance]
(esp. in resisting the gospel) and sin, and manifests itself in
punishing the same. [Part of the definition, describing God's anger
& the consequences thereof, is omitted here, since our focus is
on MAN'S anger.]
- orgizo
To provoke, arouse to anger; passive: to be provoked to anger, be
angry, be wroth.
- orgilos
Prone to anger, irascible.
The two following words focus on the provocation of anger by the
actions of another:
- parorgizo
To rouse to wrath, to provoke, exasperate, anger.
- parorgismos
Indignation, exasperation, wrath.
N.T. Greek words related to RAGE
- thumos
Passion, angry heat, anger forthwith boiling up and soon
subsiding again.
- thumoo
To cause one to be incensed, to provoke to anger.
- thumomacheo
To be very angry, be exasperated.
Contrast ANGER with WRATH / RAGE:
[Based on contrast given in Vine's Expository Dictionary of N.T. Words]
WRATH / RAGE
- Indicates a more agitated condition of the feelings, an outburst of
wrath from inward indignation. Does not necessarily include revenge.
- Often characterized by quickly blazing up and quickly subsiding.
Expresses more the inward feeling.
ANGER (occasionally translated "wrath")
- Suggests a more settled or abiding condition of mind, frequently with
a view to taking revenge.
- Less sudden in its rise but more lasting in its nature. Expresses
the more active emotion
Dennis Hinks © 1996
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