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Provocation, Provoke
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or from para, "amiss" or "from," used intensively, and pikraino, "to make bitter" (pikros, "sharp, bitter"), "provocation," occurs in Hebrews 3:8,15 . In the Sept., Psalm 95:8 .
denotes "a stimulation" (Eng., "paroxysm"), (cp. B, No. 2): in Hebrews 10:24 , "to provoke," lit., "unto a stimulation (of love)." See CONTENTION , No. 2.
"to embitter, provoke" (akin to A, No. 1), occurs in Hebrews 3:16 .
primarily, "to sharpen" (akin to A, No. 2), is used metaphorically, signifying "to rouse to anger, to provoke," in the Passive Voice, in Acts 17:16 , RV, "was provoked" (AV, "was stirred"); in 1 Corinthians 13:5 , RV, "is not provoked" (the word "easily" in AV, represents no word in the original). See STIR.
"to excite, stir up, provoke," is used (a) in a good sense in 2 Corinthians 9:2 , AV, "hath provoked," RV, "hath stirred up;" (b) in an evil sense in Colossians 3:21 , "provoke." See STIR.
"to provoke to wrath:" see ANGER , B, No. 2.
"to provoke to jealousy:" see JEALOUSY.
in classical Greek meant "to speak from memory, to dictate to a pupil" (apo, "from," stoma, "a mouth"); in later Greek, "to catechize;" in Luke 11:53 , "to provoke (Him) to speak."
"to call forth," as to a contest, hence "to stir up what is evil in another," occurs in the Middle Voice in Galatians 5:26 .
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Provocation, Provoke'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/p/provocation-provoke.html. 1940.
