Know the Word.

Greek word

paroxýnō

παροξύνω

What it means

to sharpen alongside, i.e. to exasperate

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

Where it comes from

from pará (παρά) and a derivative of oxýs (ὀξύς)

How the King James translates it

  • stirred1
  • is1
  • provoked1

Every place it appears 3

Acts17:16
1 Corinthians13:5