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παραζηλόω
parazēloō
G3863
G:V Greek

to make envious

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Parazeloo describes causing envy or jealousy, whether as an intended result or a question of provoking the Lord.

The attested verses show causing envy or jealousy: it is stated as an intended outcome in Romans 10:19, Romans 11:11, and Romans 11:14, and is questioned in relation to provoking the Lord in 1 Corinthians 10:22.

Senses in use

  1. Causing envy or jealousy · dominant

    In Romans 10:19, the future form occurs in the statement that a nation and a senseless nation will make Israel envious and angry; Romans 11:14 similarly uses the future form for making the speaker's own flesh envious. The aorist infinitive in Romans 11:11 marks making them envious as the stated purpose of salvation coming to the Gentiles, while 1 Corinthians 10:22 uses the present form in a question about provoking the Lord to jealousy.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “make... envious” in Romans 10:19, Romans 11:11, and Romans 11:14, and with “provoke the Lord to jealousy” in 1 Corinthians 10:22. These renderings reflect the clauses as a translation.

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