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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G993 - Boanerges

Strong's No.:G993

Greek:Βοανεργές

Transliteration:Boanerges

Phonetic:bo-an-erg-es'

Word Origin:Of Chald origin ([H1123] and [H7266])

Bible Usage:Boanerges.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

sons of commotion; Boanerges an epithet of two of the Apostles


Thayers
Definition:

Boanerges = "sons of thunder"

1. a nickname given to James and John, the sons of Zebedee, by the Lord. The name seems to denote fiery and destructive zeal that may be likened to a thunder storm.


Bible References:
Boanerges

Translation
Occurrences:
Boanerges ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.