verb

paroxunimō

Greekπαροξύνομαι (paroxunomai)

Strong’sG3947

I provoke, irritate

stem paroxun-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

provoked2×

What it means

παρ-οξύνω,

[in LXX for נאץ, קצף, רגז, etc.;]

1. primarily, but never so in cl., to sharpen (μάχαιραν, De 32:41, שׁנן).

2. Metaph., as always in cl.,

(a) to spur on, stimulate (Arist., Xen., al.);

(b) to provoke, rouse to anger (De 9:7, 18, Ps 105 (106):29, al.): pass., Ac 17:16, I Co 13:5.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3947 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpar-ox-oo'-no

to sharpen alongside, i.e. (figuratively) to exasperate

Fromfrom G3844 and a derivative of G3691;

King Jameseasily provoke, stir.

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
paroxunitōπαροξύνεται	happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular	provoked	1×
paroxuniteπαρωξύνετο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular	provoked	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, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	paroxunimō	paroxunime	paroxunimi	paroxunima	paroxunimē	paroxunimelē
you 2nd person singular	paroxunisō	paroxunise	paroxunisi	paroxunisa	paroxunisē	paroxuniselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	paroxunitō1×παροξύνεται	paroxunite1×παρωξύνετο	paroxuniti	paroxunita	paroxunitē	paroxunitelē
we 1st person plural	paroxuninō	paroxunine	paroxunini	paroxunina	paroxuninē	paroxuninelē
ye 2nd person plural	paroxunivō	paroxunive	paroxunivi	paroxuniva	paroxunivē	paroxunivelē
they 3rd person plural	paroxunilō	paroxunile	paroxunili	paroxunila	paroxunilē	paroxunilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	paroxunimeiō	paroxunimeia	paroxunimeiē
you 2nd person singular	paroxuniseiō	paroxuniseia	paroxuniseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	paroxuniteiō	paroxuniteia	paroxuniteiē
we 1st person plural	paroxunineiō	paroxunineia	paroxunineiē
ye 2nd person plural	paroxuniveiō	paroxuniveia	paroxuniveiē
they 3rd person plural	paroxunileiō	paroxunileia	paroxunileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	paroxunisōr	paroxunisar	paroxunisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	paroxunitōr	paroxunitar	paroxunitēr
ye 2nd person plural	paroxunivōr	paroxunivar	paroxunivēr
they 3rd person plural	paroxunilōr	paroxunilar	paroxunilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	paroxunimoiō	paroxunimoia
you 2nd person singular	paroxunisoiō	paroxunisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	paroxunitoiō	paroxunitoia
we 1st person plural	paroxuninoiō	paroxuninoia
ye 2nd person plural	paroxunivoiō	paroxunivoia
they 3rd person plural	paroxuniloiō	paroxuniloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	paroxunirō	paroxuniri	paroxunira	paroxunirē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acted on passive voice	paroxunirōtos	paroxuniritos	paroxuniratos	paroxunirētos

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

paroxunstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

paroxun 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

paroxunitō“provoked”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Corinthians 13:5“provoked”ouk aschēmonatō, ouk zētatō teim heautau, ouk paroxunitō, ouk logizetō tem kakem,It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

paroxunite“provoked”was happening · he/she/itimperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 17:16“provoked”En de tai Athēnai ekdecherōtou autoin tou Paulou, paroxunite tem pneumem autou en auto theōrarōtou kateidōlan arōtan tan politan.While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.