Strong's Greek · G23
G23 aganaktéō
ἀγανακτέω
ag-an-ak-teh'-o
be indignant
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aganaktéō appears 7 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Mark and Luke. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be greatly afflicted, i.e. (figuratively) indignant
In the King James Version
be much (sore) displeased, have (be moved with, with) indignation
Derivation
from ἄγαν (much) and ἄχθος (grief; akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη));
Appears 7 times in Scripture
“When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?”
“Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?”
“But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!””
“But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
“But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.””
“When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.”
“When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
