Greek · G3709 · unreviewed

ὀργή

Wrath

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ὀργή G3709

Pronunciation orgḗ

What does ὀργή (orgḗ) mean in the Bible?

ὀργή (orgḗ) is a Greek word meaning "wrath". ὀργή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for אַף, also for חָרוֹן, חֵמָה, קָצַף, etc. It highlights God’s holy response to sin and frames humanity’s need for justification. This term runs through the canonical themes of Holiness, Justice.

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Meaning

wrath

Extended definition

God's settled reaction against sin, distinct from momentary anger; divine justice executing judgment

11, impulse, propensity, disposition.

2anger, wrath;

aof men: Mrk.3:5, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, 1Ti.2:8, Jas.1:19-20;

bof God; __α that reaction of the divine nature against sin which in anthropomorphic language is called anger: Rom.1:18 9:22 12:19, (ICC, in l), 1Th.1:10 2:16, Heb.3:11 4:3" (LXX) Rev.14:10 16:19 19:15; __β of the effect of God's anger: Mat.3:7, Luk.3:7 21:23, Jhn.3:36, Rom.2:5, 8 3:5 4:15 5:9 13:4-5 Eph.5:6, Col.3:6, 1Th.5:9, Jas.1:20, Rev.6:16-17 11:18; σκεύη ὀργῆς, Rom.9:22; τέκνα ὀργῆς, Eph.2:3.

Synonymssee: θυμός

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

It highlights God’s holy response to sin and frames humanity’s need for justification. James 1:19–21

Denotes righteous divine judgment remaining upon unbelief.

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 21:23 · John 3:36 · Rom 1:18 · Rom 2:8 · Eph 4:31 · Eph 5:6 · Col 3:6 · 1 Thess 2:16 · Jas 1:20 · Rev 11:18 10×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:7 · Mark 3:5 · Luke 3:7 · Rom 2:5 · Rom 5:9 · Rom 9:22 · Eph 2:3 · 1 Thess 1:10 · 1 Tim 2:8 · Rev 6:16 · Rev 6:17 · Rev 14:10 · Rev 16:19 · Rev 19:15 14×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Rom 12:19 · Heb 3:11 · Heb 4:3 3×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rom 2:5 · Rom 3:5 · Rom 4:15 · Rom 9:22 · Rom 13:4 · Rom 13:5 · Col 3:8 · 1 Thess 5:9 · Jas 1:19 9×

Canonical Themes

Holiness Justice

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Additional Occurrences

James 1:19–21 ὀργή orgḗ

anger, wrath

John 3:22-36 Ὤγή orgḗ

wrath

Luke 3:7–14 ὀργῆς orgḗ

Wrath

Mark 3:1–6 ὀργή orgḗ

anger

New Testament Witnesses

Romans 1:18-32 ὀργή orgḗ Nominative · Singular · Feminine

Wrath, settled indignation.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 2 — God’s Righteous Judgment and the Exposure of Religious Presumption Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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