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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Colossians 3:21 - Fearing
Colossians 3:21 - Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fathers | G2962 | κύριος |
[Noun Masculine] supreme in authority that is (as noun) controller; by implication Mr . (as a respectful title) |
| provoke | G2042 | ἐρεθίζω |
[Verb] to stimulate (especially to anger) |
| not | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
| your | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
| children | G5043 | τέκνον |
[Noun Neuter] a child (as produced) |
| to anger lest | G3363 | ἵνα μή |
[Conjunction] in order (or so) that not |
| they be discouraged | G120 | ἀθυμέω |
[Verb] to be spiritless that is disheartened |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.