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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2042. ἐρεθίζω (erethizó) -- To provoke, to irritate, to stir up</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2042.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/7-43.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2042.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2042</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2041.htm" title="2041">◄</a> 2042. erethizó <a href="../greek/2043.htm" title="2043">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">erethizó: To provoke, to irritate, to stir up</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐρεθίζω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>erethizó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh-reh-THEE-zo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(er-eth-id'-zo)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To provoke, to irritate, to stir up<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I stir up, arouse to anger, provoke, irritate, incite.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root ἐρεθίζω (erethizō), which is related to the idea of provoking or stirring up.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of provoking is כָּעַס (ka'as), which means to provoke or to anger.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb "erethizó" is used in the New Testament to convey the act of provoking or stirring someone to action, often with a negative connotation of irritation or exasperation. It implies an incitement that leads to a reaction, whether emotional or behavioral. In the context of Christian teaching, it often warns against actions that lead others to anger or frustration.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of provoking or stirring up was understood in both positive and negative lights. Philosophers and moralists of the time often discussed the importance of self-control and the dangers of being easily provoked. In the Jewish context, provoking others, especially to anger, was seen as contrary to the virtues of patience and peace promoted in the Hebrew Scriptures.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from erethó (to stir to anger)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to stir up<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>exasperate (1), stirred (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2042: ἐρεθίζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐρεθίζω</span></span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἠρεθισα</span>; (<span class="greek2">ἐρέθω</span> to excite); <span class="accented">to stir up, excite, stimulate</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, in a good sense, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-2.htm">2 Corinthians 9:2</a>; as common in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, in a bad sense, <span class="accented">to provoke</span>: <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-21.htm">Colossians 3:21</a>, where Lachmann <span class="greek2">παροργίζετε</span>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>provoke. <p>From a presumed prolonged form of <a href="/greek/2054.htm">eris</a>; to stimulate (especially to anger) -- provoke. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2054.htm">eris</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ερεθίζει ερεθιζετε ερεθίζετε ἐρεθίζετε ερεθισμόν ερεθισμώ ερεθιστής ηρεθισε ηρέθισε ἠρέθισε ἠρέθισεν μὴ erethisen eréthisen ērethisen ēréthisen erethizete erethízete me mē<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 9:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμῶν ζῆλος <b>ἠρέθισεν</b> τοὺς πλείονας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and your zeal <span class="itali">has stirred</span> up most<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> your zeal <span class="itali">hath provoked</span> very many.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/9-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your zeal <span class="itali">provokes</span> the greater number<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-PMA-2P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πατέρες μὴ <b>ἐρεθίζετε</b> τὰ τέκνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Fathers, <span class="itali">do not exasperate</span> your children,<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Fathers, <span class="itali">provoke</span> not your<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Fathers not <span class="itali">do provoke</span> the children<p><b><a href="/greek/2042.htm">Strong's Greek 2042</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2042.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_rethisen_2042.htm">ἠρέθισεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/erethizete_2042.htm">ἐρεθίζετε — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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