- Transliteration: Paroxuno

- Phonetic: par-ox-oo'-no

- Definition:

1. to make sharp, sharpen

a. to stimulate, spur on, urge

b. to irritate, provoke, arouse to anger

1. to scorn, despise

2. provoke, make angry

3. to exasperate, to burn with anger

- Origin: from G3844" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3844 and a derivative of G3691" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3691

- TDNT entry: 19:17,8

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: From G3844" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3844 and a derivative of G3691" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3691; to sharpen alongside that is (figuratively) to exasperate: - easily provoke stir.