Bible Dictionary: Rage

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will.

2. (n.) Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering wrath; violent anger; fury.

3. (n.) A violent or raging wind.

4. (n.) The subject of eager desire; that which is sought after, or prosecuted, with unreasonable or excessive passion; as, to be all the rage.

5. (n.) To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to fury; to be violently agitated with passion.

6. (n.) To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently driven or agitated; to act or move furiously; as, the raging sea or winds.

7. (n.) To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with destruction or fatal effect; as, the plague raged in Cairo.

8. (n.) To toy or act wantonly; to sport.

9. (v. t.) To enrage.

Greek

3105. mainomai -- to rage, be mad
... to rage, be mad. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: mainomai Phonetic Spelling:
(mah'-ee-nom-ahee) Short Definition: I am raving mad Definition: I am raving ...
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1693. emmainomai -- to rage against
... to rage against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: emmainomai Phonetic Spelling:
(em-mah'-ee-nom-ahee) Short Definition: I am madly enraged with Definition ...
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5433. phruasso -- to neigh, whinny, fig. to be wanton
... to be wanton. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phruasso Phonetic Spelling:
(froo-as'-so) Short Definition: I roar, rage Definition: I am wanton, insolent ...
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454. anoia -- folly, foolishness
... 2, 83) which easily degenerates into "a state of extreme anger that suggests an
"incapacity to use one's mind -- extreme fury, great rage" (, 1, 88.183). ...
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1031. brucho -- to bite, to gnash
... Verb Transliteration: brucho Phonetic Spelling: (broo'-kho) Short Definition: I
grind or gnash Definition: I grind or gnash, as with the teeth for rage or pain ...
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1690. embrimaomai -- to be moved with anger, to admonish sternly
... 1690 (from 1722 , "engaged " and , "to snort") -- properly, snort like an angry
horse; (literally) "(roar) with rage" () which expresses , ie deep feeling that ...
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2372. thumos -- passion
... the same as thuella Definition passion NASB Word Usage angry tempers (1), fierce
(2), indignation (1), outbursts of anger (1), passion (2), rage (2), wrath (9 ...
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3130. mania -- frenzy, madness
... insanity. Cognate: 3130 (root of English terms like "maniac, mania") --
madness; irrational rage (temporary insanity). See 3105 (). ...
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3950. parorgismos -- irritation
... See 3949 (). Word Origin from parorgizo Definition irritation NASB Word Usage anger
(1). wrath. From parorgizo; rage -- wrath. see GREEK parorgizo. ...
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2366. thuella -- a whirlwind
... whirlwind. Word Origin from thuo (to rage, seethe) Definition a whirlwind
NASB Word Usage whirlwind (1). tempest, storm, whirlwind. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7266. regaz -- a rage
... a rage. Transliteration: regaz Phonetic Spelling: (reg-az') Short Definition: rage.
Word Origin (Aramaic) from regaz Definition a rage NASB Word Usage rage (1). ...
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2534. chemah -- heat, rage
... 2533, 2534. chemah. 2535 . heat, rage. Transliteration: chemah Phonetic
Spelling: (khay-maw') Short Definition: wrath. Word Origin ...
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2197. zaaph -- a storming, raging, rage
... a storming, raging, rage. Transliteration: zaaph Phonetic Spelling: (zah'-af) Short
Definition: enraged. ... From za'aph; anger -- indignation, rage(-ing), wrath. ...
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5590. saar -- to storm, rage
... 5589b, 5590. saar. 5591 . to storm, rage. Transliteration: saar Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-ar') Short Definition: away. Word Origin a prim. ...
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2001a. haman -- to rage, be turbulent
... 2001, 2001a. haman. 2001b . to rage, be turbulent. Transliteration: haman
Short Definition: turmoil. Word Origin denominative verb ...
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2528. chema -- a rage
... 2527, 2528. chema. 2529 . a rage. Transliteration: chema Phonetic Spelling:
(khem-aw') Short Definition: anger. Word Origin (Aramaic ...
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2001. Haman -- to rage, be turbulent
... 2000, 2001. Haman. 2001a . to rage, be turbulent. Transliteration: Haman
Phonetic Spelling: (haw-mawn') Short Definition: Haman. Haman ...
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7267. rogez -- agitation, excitement, raging
... Word Origin from ragaz Definition agitation, excitement, raging NASB Word Usage
rage (1), raging (1), thunder (1), turmoil (3), wrath (1). ...
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5678. ebrah -- overflow, arrogance, fury
... Word Origin fem. of eber Definition overflow, arrogance, fury NASB Word Usage anger
(1), fury (14), overflowings (1), rage (1), wrath (16). anger, rage, wrath. ...
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2195. zaam -- indignation
... indignation. Word Origin from zaam Definition indignation NASB Word Usage
indignation (21), insolence (1). angry, indignation, rage. From ...
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Library

Of the Rage of the Demons against Christians, and the Error of ...
... the divine institutes Book V. Of Justice. Chap. XXII."Of the Rage of the
Demons Against Christians, and the Error of Unbelievers. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xxii of the rage of.htm

And Pilate, Filled with Rage, Went Outside of the Prætorium...
... Part I."The Acts of Pilate. First Greek Form. Chapter 3. And Pilate, filled
with rage, went outside of the prætorium� And Pilate ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 3 and pilate filled.htm

Pilate Therefore Went Outside in Rage and Anger, and Says to Annas ...
... Part I."The Acts of Pilate. Second Greek Form. Chapter 3. Pilate therefore went
outside in rage and anger, and says to Annas and Caiaphas� ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 3 pilate therefore went.htm

Simon's Rage.
... Book III. Chapter XLVI."Simon's Rage. But when Simon heard this, he assailed
Peter with curses and reproaches, saying: "Oh most ...
/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xlvi simons rage.htm

Of those who Fast Out of Rage.
... The Conferences of John Cassian. Chapter XIX. Of those who fast out of rage.
There is too another evil sort of vexation which would ...
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Psalm VI.
... in this life. "Nor in Thy rage chasten me." "Chasten," seems rather too
mild a word; for it availeth toward amendment. For for him ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm vi.htm

Elucidations.
... Courage, he says, is formed from cæur and rage, this use of rage being the Greek
thumos. ... "Chill penury repressed their noble rage,". from Gray's Elegy. ...
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Up! Up! My Heart with Gladness.
... The mighty pow'r of death Is my regard beneath; It is a pow'rless form,
Howe'er it rage and storm. The world my laughter ever Moves ...
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Harmless Fires
... THE BOOK OF DANIEL HARMLESS FIRES. 'Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and
fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. ...
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Antichrist in the Psalms
... not all) prophecy, a double fulfillment. "Why do the heathens rage, and
the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth ...
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Thesaurus

Rage (43 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) The subject of eager desire; that which is sought after, or prosecuted,
with unreasonable or excessive passion; as, to be all the rage. ...
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Gnash (12 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews harak, meaning "to grate the teeth", (Job
16:9; Psalm 112:10; Lamentations 2:16), denotes rage or sorrow. ...
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Fury (152 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Violent anger; extreme wrath; rage; -- sometimes applied to inanimate things,
as the wind or storms; impetuosity; violence. 4. (n.) pl. ...
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Imagine (24 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 4:25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen
rage, and the people imagine vain things? (KJV ASV WBS RSV). ...
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Raged (12 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Rage. Multi-Version Concordance
Raged (12 Occurrences). Matthew 12:25 Knowing their thoughts ...
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Madness (13 Occurrences)
... It also denotes a reckless state of mind arising from various causes, as over-study
(Ecclesiastes 1:17; 2:12), blind rage (Luke 6:11), or a depraved temper ...
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Ahimaaz (15 Occurrences)
... a-hi-ma'-az, a-him'-a-az ('achima`ats, perhaps "my brother is rage," or "brother
of rage"): (1) Father of Ahinoam the wife of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:50). ...
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Camest (27 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 19:28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears,
therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I ...
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Storm (62 Occurrences)
... 8. (vi) To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume. Multi-Version Concordance
Storm (62 Occurrences). ... Nahum 2:4 The chariots rage in the streets. ...
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Plot (53 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Acts 4:25 who by the mouth of your servant, David, said,'Why do the
nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? (WEB NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Rage (43 Occurrences)

Matthew 2:16 Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.
(Root in DBY NAS RSV)

Luke 4:28 And they were all filled with rage in the synagogue, hearing these things;
(DBY NAS)

Luke 6:11 But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.
(WEB NAS)

Acts 4:25 who by the mouth of your servant, David, said,'Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 19:28 And having heard this, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
(DBY NAS RSV)

Galatians 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,
(See NIV)

Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.
(See NIV)

Colossians 3:8 but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.
(See NIV)

Revelation 12:12 Therefore be full of delight, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great rage, knowing he has a short time.
(DBY)

Genesis 49:7 Cursed be their anger, for it was violent; And their rage, for it was cruel! I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.
(DBY)

Deuteronomy 19:6 lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he didn't hate him in time past.
(See NIV)

2 Kings 5:12 Aren't Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Couldn't I wash in them, and be clean?" So he turned and went away in a rage.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 19:27 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
(KJV WBS NIV)

2 Kings 19:28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
(KJV WBS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 16:10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 25:10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: therefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 28:9 But a prophet of Yahweh was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, Behold, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 3:5 When Haman saw that Mordecai didn't bow down, nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.
(See NAS NIV)

Esther 5:9 Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad of heart, but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he didn't stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
(See NIV)

Esther 7:7 The king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden. Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
(See NIV)

Job 15:13 That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?
(See NIV)

Job 39:24 He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 40:11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
(KJV JPS WBS)

Psalms 2:1 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Psalms 7:6 Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS NAS NIV)

Psalms 46:6 The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice, and the earth melted.
(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Proverbs 6:34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Proverbs 19:12 The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
(Root in WEB KJV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 17:12 Ah! the voice of peoples, like the loud sounding of the seas, and the thundering of great nations rushing on like the bursting out of waters!
(See NIV)

Isaiah 37:28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
(KJV WBS NIV)

Isaiah 37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
(KJV WBS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 46:9 Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Jeremiah 51:55 For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered:
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 3:14 So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Yahweh was strong on me.
(See NAS)

Daniel 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 8:6 He came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran on him in the fury of his power.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:11 And the king of the south shall be enraged, and shall come forth and fight with him, with the king of the north, who shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into his hand.
(Root in DBY NAS NIV)

Daniel 11:44 But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him; and he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to sweep away many.
(See NIV)

Hosea 7:16 They return, but not to the Most High. They are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Hosea 11:6 The sword will fall on their cities, and will destroy the bars of their gates, and will put an end to their plans.
(See RSV)

Nahum 2:4 The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the broad ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Habakkuk 3:8 Was Jehovah wrathful with the rivers? Was thine anger against the rivers? Was thy rage against the sea, That thou didst ride upon thy horses, Thy chariots of salvation?
(DBY NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Rage

Related Terms

Gnash (12 Occurrences)

Fury (152 Occurrences)

Imagine (24 Occurrences)

Raged (12 Occurrences)

Madness (13 Occurrences)

Ahimaaz (15 Occurrences)

Camest (27 Occurrences)

Storm (62 Occurrences)

Plot (53 Occurrences)