παροξυσμός

paroxysmos · sharp disagreement, stirring up

Greek word · Strong’s number G3948 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

paroxysmos (παροξυσμός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “sharp disagreement, stirring up”.

Sharp disagreement, irritation; also stirring up, stimulating others.

How to say it

pa·ro·xys·mos

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. Spurring others on to do good.
  2. A clash of views that inflames tempers.

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

How it is translated

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

  • sharp disagreement ×1
  • stirring up ×1

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Acts 15:39

    And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other, and Barnabas, taking along Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.

  • Hebrews 10:24

    And let us consider one another for the stirring up of love and good works,