verb
erethizamō
Greekἐρεθίζω (erethizō)
Strong’sG2042
I stir up, provoke
stem erethiz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐρεθίζω
[in LXX: Da LXX 11:10, 25 (גָּרָה hithp.), I Mac 15:40, II Mac 14:17, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2042 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider-eth-id'-zo
to stimulate (especially to anger)
Fromfrom a presumed prolonged form of G2054;
King Jamesprovoke.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| erethizataἠρέθισε | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | stirred up | 1× |
| erethizavōrἐρεθίζετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | provoke | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erethizamō | erethizame | erethizami | erethizama | erethizamē | erethizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | erethizasō | erethizase | erethizasi | erethizasa | erethizasē | erethizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erethizatō | erethizate | erethizati | erethizata1×ἠρέθισε | erethizatē | erethizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | erethizanō | erethizane | erethizani | erethizana | erethizanē | erethizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erethizavō | erethizave | erethizavi | erethizava | erethizavē | erethizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | erethizalō | erethizale | erethizali | erethizala | erethizalē | erethizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erethizameiō | erethizameia | erethizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | erethizaseiō | erethizaseia | erethizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erethizateiō | erethizateia | erethizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | erethizaneiō | erethizaneia | erethizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erethizaveiō | erethizaveia | erethizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | erethizaleiō | erethizaleia | erethizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | erethizasōr | erethizasar | erethizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erethizatōr | erethizatar | erethizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | erethizavōr1×ἐρεθίζετε | erethizavar | erethizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | erethizalōr | erethizalar | erethizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erethizamoiō | erethizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | erethizasoiō | erethizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erethizatoiō | erethizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | erethizanoiō | erethizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | erethizavoiō | erethizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | erethizaloiō | erethizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | erethizarō | erethizari | erethizara | erethizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | erethizarōtos | erethizaritos | erethizaratos | erethizarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
erethiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
erethizata“stirred up”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:2“stirred up”oidamē gar tan prothumian vu han huper vu kauchemō Makedōnoi hoti Achaias paraskeuazetē apo perusin, kai tem vu zēlem erethizata toin polloteroin.For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
erethizavōr“provoke”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Colossians 3:21“provoke”toir patēroir, mē erethizavōr teim tekneim vu, hina mē athumaleiō.Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.