The meaning of “θυμός”
Understanding thymós reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
fierceness, indignation, wrath. - passion (as if breathing hard)
θυμός
fierceness, indignation, wrath. - passion (as if breathing hard)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 4:28 | “And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,” Word: θυμός (thymós) | |
| Acts 19:28 | “And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.” Word: θυμός (thymós) | |
| Romans 2:8 | “But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,” Word: θυμός (thymós) | |
| 2 Corinthians 12:20 | “For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:” Word: θυμός (thymós) | |
| Galatians 5:20 | “Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,” Word: θυμός (thymós) |