"some list as deponent, ὀργίζομαι, to provoke to anger, irritate; pass. to be angry, indignant, enraged, Mt. 5:22; 18:34"
Definition and meaning
some list as deponent, ὀργίζομαι, to provoke to anger, irritate; pass. to be angry, indignant, enraged, Mt. 5:22; 18:34
In the original Greek the word is written: ὀργίζω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of orgizo (G3710) across the King James Bible.
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Common questions
Strong's G3710 (orgizo) is a Greek word that means: some list as deponent, ὀργίζομαι, to provoke to anger, irritate; pass. to be angry, indignant, enraged, Mt. 5:22; 18:34 It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word orgizo (G3710) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3710 is orgizo, a Greek word defined as: some list as deponent, ὀργίζομαι, to provoke to anger, irritate; pass. to be angry, indignant, enraged, Mt. 5:22; 18:34. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
orgizo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.