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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Boanerges:

sons of thunder, a surname given by our Lord to James and John (Mar 3:17) on account of their fervid and impetuous temper (Luk 9:54).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Boanerges:

son of thunder

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Boanerges:

bo-a-nur'-jez (Boanerges; bene reghesh, "sons of thunder"): The surname bestowed by Jesus upon James and John, the sons of Zebedee, when they were ordained to the apostleship (Mr 3:17). See JAMES. It has also been regarded as an equivalent of the "Heavenly Twins," the Sons of Zeus or Thunder. According to this interpretation, the name Boanerges would represent the Dioscuri in some form or other of their varied presentation in the cults of the Mediterranean (compare Professor J. Rendel Harris in The Expositor, series vii, III, 146).

Written by C. M. Kerr

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Boanerges:

a name signifying sons of thunder, given by our Lord to the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, probably on account of their fiery earnestly (Mark 3:17). See Luke 9:54; Mark 9:38 compare Matthew 20:20 etc.

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