noun · masculine
thumos
Greekθυμός (thumos)
Strong’sG2372
an outburst of passion, wrath
stem thum-18 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
θυμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< θύω), [in LXX most freq. for אַף, also for חֵמָה, חָרוֹן, etc., 30 words in all;]
SYN.: ὀργή, παροργισμός.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2372 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthoo-mos'
passion (as if breathing hard)
Fromfrom G2380;
King Jamesfierceness, indignation, wrath.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | thumos3×θυμὸς | thumois2×θυμοί |
| object accusative | thumon3×θυμὸν | thumoin |
| direct address vocative | thumor | thumoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | thumou10×θυμοῦ | thumoiu |
| to, for dative | thumo | thumoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
thumo 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
Where it appears
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
thumos“anger”subjectnominative singular3×
Romans 2:8“anger”toi de ek eritheiau kai apeitharōtoi ta alētheia peithirōtoi de ta adikia orgas kai thumos,But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
Ephesians 4:31“anger”pantas pikrias kai thumos kai orgas kai kraugas kai blasfēmias airitar apo vu sun panta kakia.Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
Revelation 15:1“wrath”Kai horama allem sēmem en to ourano megem kai thaumastem, angeloin hepta echarōtoin plēgain hepta tain eschatain, hoti en autai telita tos thumos tou theou.Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.
thumon“wrath”objectaccusative singular3×
Colossians 3:8“wrath”nuni de apotithevar kai vis teim panteim, organ, thumon, kakian, blasfēmian, aischrologian ek teu stomeu vu;But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Hebrews 11:27“anger”pistia kataleipata Aiguptan, mē fobiratos ton thumon tou basilevou, ton gar aoraton hōs horarōtos karterata.By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
Revelation 12:12“wrath”dia houtem eufrainivōr, toir ouranoir kai toir en autoi skēnarōtoir. ouai tan gēan kai tan thalassan, hoti katabainata tos diabolos pros vin, echarōtos thumon megon, horarētos hoti oligon kairon echatō.Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
thumou“wrath”of, belonging togenitive singular10×
Luke 4:28“rage”kai pimplēila pantois thumou en ta sunagōga akouarōtois houteim,On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
Acts 19:28“rage”Akouaratois de kai gineratois plērois thumou krazale legarōtois; Megas tas Artemias Efesioiu.When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Revelation 14:8“wrath”Kai allos deuteros angelos akolouthata legarōtos; Piptata, piptata Babulōnas tas megas, has ek tou oinou tou thumou tau porneiau autau potizatē panteim teim ethneim.Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
Revelation 14:10“wrath”kai autos pineti ek tou oinou tou thumou tou theou tou kerannuirētou akratou en te potērie tau orgau autou, kai basaniziti en pure kai theie enōpion angeloiu hagioiu kai enōpion teu arnieu.he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
Revelation 14:19“wrath”kai ballata tos angelos tem drepanem autou eis tan gēan, kai trugata tan ampelan tau gēau, kai ballata eis tan lēnan tou thumou tou theou ton megon.So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
Revelation 15:7“wrath”kai henem ek teiu tessares zōeiu dōata toi hepta angeloi hepta fialain chrusouain gemarōtain tou thumou tou theou tou zōarōtou eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever.
Revelation 16:1“wrath”Kai akouama megau fōnau ek tou naou legarōtau toi hepta angeloi; Hupagavōr kai ekchavōr tain hepta fialain tou thumou tou theou eis tan gēan.Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”
Revelation 16:19“fury”kai gineta tas politas tas megas eis treis mereim, kai tais politais teiu ethneiu piptala; kai Babulōnas tas megas mimnēskita enōpion tou theou dōara auta tem potēriem tou oinou tou thumou tau orgau autou;The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
Revelation 18:3“wrath”hoti ek tou oinou tou thumou tau porneiau autau pinalē panteim teim ethneim, kai tois basilevois tau gēau meta autau porneuala, kai tois emporois tau gēau ek tau dunamiau teu strēneu autau ploutala.All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”
Revelation 19:15“fury”kai ek teu stomeu autou ekporeuetō romfaias oxuas, hina en auta patassateia teim ethneim, kai autos poimainati autoin en rabda sidēroua; kai autos patatō tan lēnan tou oinou tou thumou tau orgau tou theou tou pantokratōrou.And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
thumois“anger”subjectnominative plural2×
2 Corinthians 12:20“anger”fobemō gar mē pōs ercharatos ouk hoioin thelamō heuriskameia vin, kamis heuriskimeia vi hoion ouk thelavō, mē pōs eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, katalaliais, psithurismois, fusiōsiais, akatastasiais;For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
Galatians 5:20“anger”eidōlolatrias, farmakeias, echthrais, eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, dichostasiais, hairesiais,idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,