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Strong's #3948 - παροξυσμός
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- an inciting, incitement
- irritation
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παροξ-υσμός, ὁ,
irritation, exasperation, D. 45.14, LXX (Jeremiah 32:37) 39:37, Acts 15:39; π. ἀγάπης provoking or exciting to. Hebrews 10:24.
2. severe fit of a disease, paroxysm, Hp. Aph. 1.11, 12, Gal. 17(2).387, etc.
παροξυσμός, παροξυσμου, ὁ (παροξύνω, which see);
1. an inciting, incitement: εἰς παροξυσμόν ἀγάπης (A. V. to provoke unto love), Hebrews 10:24.
2. irritation (R. V. contention): Acts 15:39; the Sept. twice for קֶצֶף, violent anger, passion, Deuteronomy 29:28; Jeremiah 39:37
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παροξυσμός , -οῦ , ὁ
(< παροξύνω ),
[in LXX: Deuteronomy 29:28, Jeremiah 32:37 (H7110)*;]
1. stimulation, provocation: Papyri ἀγάπης , Hebrews 10:14.
2. irritation: Acts 15:39.†
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In Acts 16:22 περιρρήξαντες is generally understood (AV, RV) of ";stripping off"; the garments of the prisoners in preparation for a beating (cf. 2 Maccabees 4:38). Ramsay, however, refers the action to the Praetors themselves, ";rent their clothes in loyal horror, with the fussy, consequential airs that Horace satirises in the would-be Praetor of a country town (Sat. I. 5, 34)"; (Paul, p. 219). The verb is thus taken as practically synonymous with the well-known διαρρήσσω with ἱμάτια, χιτῶνας (Matthew 26:65, al.), as expressive of a gesture of horror. In support of this rendering Mr. K. L. Clarke kindly refers us to Acta Thomae 63 (Lipsius-Bonnet II. ii. 180) τὴν ἐσθῆτα περιέρρηξα καὶ τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τὴν ὄψιν ἐπάταξα, and cites Cyril’s note on Acts 14:14 ἔθος ἐστὶν Ἰουδαίοις ἐπὶ ταῖς κατὰ θεοῦ δυσφημίαις περιρηγνύναι τὰ ἱμάτια (Cramer’s Catena in loc.).
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