aganakteō · be indignant

What it means

aganakteō (ἀγανακτέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be indignant”.

Angry.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Get angry at what seems wrong.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• indignant ×4
• they were indignant ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×3
• Luke×1

• Matthew 20:24

  And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.

• Matthew 21:15

  But when the high priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did and the children who were crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant

• Matthew 26:8

  But when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?

• Mark 10:14

  But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of God.

• Mark 10:41

  And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John.

• Mark 14:4

  But there were some who were indignant among themselves: “Why has this waste of the ointment happened?

• Luke 13:14

  But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which one must work; so come on them and be cured, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”