Strong's Lexicon

G993

G993 — Βοανεργές

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekBoanergesName PersonOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G993
Word:Βοανεργές
Part of Speech:Name Person
Etymology:of Chaldee origin (H1123 and H7266)
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:Boanerges
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:bo-an-erg-es'
Meaning:1. sons of commotion 2. Boanerges, an epithet of two of the apostles
KJV Renderings:Boanerges

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Βοανεργές ((R G, so Suidas (ed. Gaisf. 751 a.); but) L T Tr WH Βοανηργές), Boanerges, Hebrew øÆâÆùÑ áÂÌðÅé i. e. sons of thunder (as Mark himself explains it) (the name given by our Lord to James and John the sons of Zebedee): Mar 3:17; áÀÌ pronounced Boa as Noabhyim for Nebhyim; see Lightfoot Horae Hebrew at the passage; øÆâÆùÑ, in Psa 55:15 a tumultuous crowd, seems in Syriac to have signified thunder; so that the name Βοανηργές seems to denote fiery and destructive zeal that may be likened to a thunderstorm, and to make reference to the occurrence narrated in Luk 9:54. (Cf. Dr. James Morison’s Commentary on Mark, the passage cited; Kautzsch, Gram. d. Biblical-Aram., p. 9.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

Βοανεργέσ (Boanerges)

Mark 3:17

KJV: And James the of Zebedee and John the brother of James and he surnamed them Boanerges which is The sons of thunder
GK: και Ιάκωβον τον του Ζεβεδαίου και Ιωάννην τον αδελφόν του Ιακώβου και επέθηκεν αυτοίς ονόματα Βοανεργές ο εστιν υιοί βροντής
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