Strong's Greek · G3948

παροξυσμός

paroxysmós

contention, provoke unto

Definition

incitement (to good), or dispute (in anger)

Derivation

from G3947 (παροξύνω) ("paroxysm");

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Hebrews 10:24

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

Acts 15:39

Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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