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παραζηλόω

parazēloō · make jealous

Greek word · Strong’s number G3863 · appears 4 times in the Bible

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What it means

parazēloō (παραζηλόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “make jealous”.

Provoke to jealousy: stir up jealousy in someone.

How to say it

pa·ra·zē·lo·ō

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. To stir envy or rivalry in someone.

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

How it is translated

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

  • I may provoke to jealousy ×1
  • are we provoking to jealousy ×1
  • provoke them to jealousy ×1
  • will provoke you to jealousy ×1

Related words

Comes from

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

Where it appears

  • Romans 10:19

    But I say: It is not that Israel did not know, is it? First Moses says: I will provoke you to jealousy with what is not a nation; with a nation without understanding I will make you angry.

  • Romans 11:11

    I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? By no means! But by their trespass salvation has come to the nations, so as to provoke them to jealousy.

  • Romans 11:14

    if somehow I may provoke to jealousy my own flesh and save some of them.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than he, are we?