Word

ὀργή

orgḗ · G3709 · Greek · 36 occurrences

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Meanings

anger, fury

A relative state of anger

Examples
Mark 3:5 After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
Romans 2:8 but to those who are self-serving and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation.
to punish, punishment

Divine punishment based on God’s angry judgment against someone

Examples
Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 3:7 So he was saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 21:23 “Woe to those women who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days; for there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people;

How it’s used In 8 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

13 occurrences in 6 groups

θεόςGod 5
αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 3
ἐγώI, we 2
ἀνήρman, husband 1
σύyou 1
ἀρνίονlamb 1

Named alongside itApposition

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ἔρχομαιto come 1
πᾶςall, every, each 1

What it doesIt is the subject

8 occurrences in 6 groups

ἔρχομαιto come 3
αἴρωto take up, to take away, to carry 1
ἐργάζομαιto work 1
μένωto remain, to stay, to abide 1
φθάνωto come upon, to reach, to attain 1
ἀποκαλύπτωto reveal, to disclose, to make fully known 1

What is done to itIt is the object

4 occurrences in 4 groups

ἐνδείκνυμιto cause to be known 1
ἐπιφέρωto bring upon 1
θησαυρίζωto treasure up 1
κατεργάζομαιto work out, to produce 1

It is given or told toIndirect object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

δίδωμιto give, to grant 1

What it is said to bePredicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

λαόςpeople 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

11 occurrences in 7 groups

εἰςto 4
ἐνin 4
ἀπόfrom 3
ἐκfrom 2
μετάwith, after 2
χωρίςwithout 2

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

7 occurrences in 5 groups

ἡμέραday 2
θυμόςanger 2
ποτήριονcup 1
σκεῦοςvessel, object 1
τέκνονchild, offspring 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Near synonyms 1 word

θυμός thymós · G2372 · anger, fury, wrath: Both terms describe intense anger or wrath. θυμός emphasizes the physical, breathing-hard quality of passionate fury, while ὀργή emphasizes anger as a mental impulse or reaching forth of the mind, though the two are used interchangeably for expressions of wrath in Greek usage.

In the other Testament 9 words

אַף ʼaph · H639 · nostrils, nose: Hebrew אַף and Greek ὀργή both denote intense anger or wrath. אַף carries the literal sense of 'nose, nostril' — the physical seat of anger in Hebrew idiom — extended metaphorically to anger itself, while ὀργή names the passionate emotional state directly, and the two are treated as direct translation equivalents in contexts of divine and human anger.
חָרוֹן chârôwn · H2740 · withered, dry, anger: חָרוֹן (chârôwn, H2740) denotes fierce, burning anger or fury with emphasis on intensity and heat (often "burning of anger"), while ὀργή (orgḗ, G3709) covers a broader semantic range including violent passion, wrath, and justifiable abhorrence as passionate mental excitement; both terms denote strong anger but חָרוֹן (chârôwn, H2740) specifically emphasizes the fierce/burning quality whereas ὀργή (orgḗ, G3709) encompasses the wider category of passionate desire/wrath.
זַעַם zaʻam · H2195 · anger, wrath: ὀργή (orgḗ, G3709) and זַעַם (zaʻam, H2195) both denote wrath or intense anger, with ὀργή emphasizing violent passion or strong emotion (whether divine judgment or human ire) and זַעַם emphasizing indignation or rage, particularly God's judicial anger; the LXX regularly renders זַעַם with ὀργή in contexts of divine wrath (e.g., prophetic judgment passages), confirming robust translation equivalence across Hebrew and Greek.
זַעַף zaʻaph · H2197 · rage, raging: Greek ὀργή (anger, wrath) corresponds to Hebrew זַעַף (indignation, rage) as cross-linguistic equivalents denoting intense anger or wrath, with both terms used in contexts of divine or human passionate displeasure.
חֳרִי chŏrîy · H2750 · to be angry, to become angry: ὀργή (orgḗ, G3709) is the standard Greek term for anger/wrath with broader application across divine and human contexts, while חֳרִי (chŏrîy, H2750) denotes fierce heat or burning anger with more intense connotations, often used in phrases describing the heat/fierceness of wrath.
כַּעַס kaʻaç · H3708 · vexation, grief, anger: ὀργή translates כַּעַס as the standard Greek rendering of this Hebrew anger/wrath term, both denoting intense emotional passion directed toward offense or provocation, reflecting genuine translation equivalence in Septuagint usage.
עֶבְרָה ʻebrâh · H5678 · wrath, anger, fury: Hebrew עֶבְרָה (ʻebrâh, H5678) denotes outpouring wrath or fury as an overflowing emotional state, while Greek ὀργή (orgḗ, G3709) encompasses both the internal passionate desire/anger and its outward violent expression, making עֶבְרָה a direct translational equivalent for ὀργή in contexts where divine or human anger is manifested.
קֶצֶף qetseph · H7110 · anger, wrath, splinter: Greek ὀργή denotes violent passion or wrath with broader semantic range including desire and excitement, while Hebrew קֶצֶף specifically denotes foam-like indignation or wrath, often with connotations of intense displeasure; both terms represent divine or human anger in their respective linguistic contexts.
רֹגֶז rôgez · H7267 · turmoil, excitement, anger: Hebrew רֹגֶז encompasses a broader semantic range (fear, noise, rage, trouble) while Greek ὀργή specifically denotes violent passion or wrath; the equivalence holds in contexts where רֹגֶז's rage/wrath sense is in view, making ὀργή its natural Greek rendering for anger-focused passages.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To punish, punishment38.10: This domain covers ὀργή's use for governing/judicial retribution, as Paul describes the civil authority's God-given role: “it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.” (Romans 13:4)
Anger, fury88.173: Here ὀργή names ordinary human anger listed among vices to be put away, as Paul instructs the Ephesians: “All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.” (Ephesians 4:31)

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ὀρέγομαι orégomai · G3713 · to strive to attain, to aspire to, to eagerly long for · 3×ὀργήorgḗ · G3709ὀργίζω orgízō · G3710 · to be full of anger, to be furious, to be angry · 8×ὀργυιά orguiá · G3712 · fathom · 2×παροργίζω parorgízō · G3949 · to cause to be provoked, to make angry · 2×ὀργίλος orgílos · G3711 · angry, quick-tempered, given to anger · 1×ὄρεξις órexis · G3715 · to be inflamed with passion, to have a strong lust for, to be inflamed with lust · 1×παροργισμός parorgismós · G3950 · anger, being provoked · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ὀργῆς, ἡ (from ὀργάω to teem, denoting an internal motion, especially that of plants and…

ὀργῆς, ἡ (from ὀργάω to teem, denoting an internal motion, especially that of plants and fruits swelling with juice (Curtius, § 152); cf. Latinturgerealicui forirascialicui in Plautus Cas. 2, 5, 17; Most. 3, 2, 10; cf. German arg, Aerger), in Greek writings from Hesiod down "the natural disposition, temper, character; movement or agitation of soul, impulse, desire, any violent emotion," but especially (and chiefly in Attic) anger. In Biblical Greek anger, wrath, indignation (on the distinction between it and θυμός, see θυμός, 1): Eph 4:31; Col 3:8; Jas 1:19f; μετ' ὀργῆς, indignant (A. V. with anger), Mk 3:5; χωρίς ὀργῆς, 1 Tim 2:8; anger exhibited in punishing, hence, used for the punishment itself (Demosthenes or. in middle § 43): of the punishments inflicted by magistrates, Rom 13:4; διά τήν ὀργήν, i. e. because disobedience is visited with punishment, Rom 13:5. The ὀργή attributed to God in the N. T. is that in God which stands opposed to man's disobedience, obduracy (especially in resisting the gospel) and sin, and manifests itself in punishing the same: Jn 3:36; Rom 1:18; Rom 4:15; Rom 9:22a; Heb 3:11; Heb 4:3; Rev 14:10; Rev 16:19; Rev 19:15; absolutely, ἡ ὀργή, Rom 12:19 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 594 (553)); σκεύη ὀργῆς, vessels into which wrath will be poured (at the last day), explained by the addition κατηρτισμένα εἰς ἀπώλειαν, Rom 9:22b; ἡ μελλουσα ὀργή, which at the last day will be exhibited in penalties, Mt 3:7; Lk 3:7 (others understand in these two passages the (national) judgments immediately impending to be referred to — at least primarily); also ἡ ὀργή ἡ ἐρχομένη, 1 Thess 1:10; ἡμέρα ὀργῆς, the day on which the wrath of God will be made manifest in the punishment of the wicked (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 2 a.), Rom 2:5; and ἡ ἡμέρα ἡ μεγάλη τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ (Rev 6:17; see ἡμέρα, 3 at the end); ἔρχεται ἡ ὀργή τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐπί τινα, the wrath of God cometh upon one in the infliction of penalty (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 40, 2 a.), Eph 5:6; Col 3:6 (T Tr WH omit; L brackets ἐπί etc.); ἔφθασε (ἔφθακεν L text WH marginal reading) ἐπ' αὐτούς ἡ ὀργή, 1 Thess 2:16; so ἡ ὀργή passes over into the notion of retribution and punishment, Lk 21:23; Rom. (Rom 2:8); Rom 3:5; ; Rev 11:18; τέκνα ὀργῆς, men exposed to divine punishment, Eph 2:3; εἰς ὀργήν, unto wrath, i. e. to undergo punishment in misery, 1 Thess 5:9. ὀργή is attributed to Christ also when he comes as Messianic judge, Rev 6:16. (The Sept. for עֶבְרָה, wrath, outburst of anger, זַעַם, חֵמָה, חָרון, קֶצֶף, etc.; but chiefly for אַף.) Cf. Ferd. Weber, Vom Zorne Gottes. Erlang. 1862; Ritschl, Die christl. Lehre v. d. Rechtfertigung u. Versöhnung, ii., p. 118ff.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Punish18 occurrences Anger, Be Indignant With21 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0