verb
thumomō
Strong’sG2373
I provoke to anger, am full of angry passion
stem thum-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
θυμόω, -ῶ
(θυμός), [in LXX (chiefly in pass.) for חרה, אף חרה, אָנֵף hith., etc.;] (no act. in Attic.);
pass. (and mid.),G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2373 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtho-mo'-o
to put in a passion, i.e. enrage
Fromfrom G2372;
King Jamesbe wroth.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
make angry, provoke, LXX: once in Trag., ὥστε θυμῶσαι φρένας Refs 5th c.BC+
II middle and passive, 2nd pers. singular θυμοῖ Refs 5th c.BC+: future -ώσομαιRefs 4th c.BC+, -ωθήσομαι LXX+1st c.BC+.: aorist ἐθυμωσάμην Refs 5th c.BC+; participle -θείςRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect infinitive τεθυμῶσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—to be wroth or angry, absolutely, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ἔριν θ. Refs; of animals, to be wild, restive, Refs 5th c.BC+; θυμοῦσθαι εἰς κέρας vent fury with the horns, Virgil's irasci in cornua, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ θυμούμενον passion, Refs 5th c.BC+; θυμοῦσθαί τινι to be angry with one, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thumitaἐθυμώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | became … angry | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thumomō | thumome | thumomē | thumomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thumosō | thumose | thumosē | thumoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumotō | thumote | thumotē | thumotelē |
| we 1st person plural | thumonō | thumone | thumonē | thumonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumovō | thumove | thumovē | thumovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thumolō | thumole | thumolē | thumolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thumimi | thumima |
| you 2nd person singular | thumisi | thumisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumiti | thumita1×ἐθυμώθη |
| we 1st person plural | thumini | thumina |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumivi | thumiva |
| they 3rd person plural | thumili | thumila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thumomeiō | thumomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thumoseiō | thumoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumoteiō | thumoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | thumoneiō | thumoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumoveiō | thumoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thumoleiō | thumoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thumimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | thumiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumiteia |
| we 1st person plural | thumineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | thumileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thumosōr | thumosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumotōr | thumotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumovōr | thumovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thumolōr | thumolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thumisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumivar |
| they 3rd person plural | thumilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thumomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | thumosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | thumonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | thumoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thumimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thumisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thumitoia |
| we 1st person plural | thuminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thumivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thumiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thumorō | thumorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | thumiri | thumira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | thumorōntos | thumorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | thumirintos | thumirantos |
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
thum 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
thumita“became … angry”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 2:16“became … angry”… horarantos hoti empaizita hupo toiu magoiu thumita liōs, kai apostelarantos anairata pantoin toin …When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity …