θυμός
“passion, hot anger, wrath”
Primary meaning: passion, hot anger, wrath, impulses. Strong's: passion (as if breathing hard). Lexical nuances: passion , hot anger , wrath : He 11:27 ; ὀργὴ καὶ θ. , Ro 2:8 , cf. Col 3:8 ; πικρία κ. θ. , Eph 4:31 ; πλησθῆναι, πλήρης θυμοῦ , Lk 4:28 , Ac 19:28 ; θ. ἔχειν , Re 12:12 ; οἶνος τ. θυμοῦ τ. πορνείας (cf. Je 28 (51):7 ), Re 14:8 18:3 (cf. Re 17:2 ); οἶνος τ. θ. τ. θεοῦ , Re 14:10 ; id., τ. ὀργῆς τ. θεοῦ , Re 16:19 19:15 ; ὁ θ. τ. θεοῦ , Re 14:19 15:1 , 7 16:1 ; pl., impulses or outbursts of ang...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G2380 (θύω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אַף (anger, wrath, nostril, face) -> θυμός (passion, hot anger, wrath)
LXX conceptual translation: חֵמָה (wrath, fury, heat, burning rage) -> θυμός (passion, hot anger, wrath)
LXX conceptual translation: חָרוֹן (burning anger, fierce wrath) -> θυμός (passion, hot anger, wrath)
LXX conceptual translation: אַף (anger, wrath, nostril, face) -> θυμός (passion, hot anger, wrath)
LXX conceptual translation: H2528 -> θυμός (passion, hot anger, wrath)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where θυμός (thymos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.