A-1 | Adjective | Strong's Number: g434 | Greek: anemeros |
Fierce, Fierceness:
signifies "not tame, savage" (from a, negative, and hemeros, "gentle"), 2Ti 3:3. Epictetus describes those who forget God as their Creator, as resembling lions, "wild, savage and fierce" (anemeroi) (Moulton and Milligan, Greek Test. Vocab.).
A-2 | Adjective | Strong's Number: g5467 | Greek: chalepos |
Fierce, Fierceness:
"hard,"
(a) "hard to do or deal with, difficult, fierce," is said of the Gadarene demoniacs, Mat 8:28;
(b) "hard to bear, painful, grievous," said of the last times, 2Ti 3:1, RV, "grievous," for AV, "perilous."
See GRIEVOUS.
Notes:
(1) In Jam 3:4 skleros, "hard, rough, violent," is said of winds, RV, "rough," for AV, "fierce."
(2) In Luk 23:5, the verb epischuo, "to make or grow stronger" (from epi, "over" intensive, and ischus, "strength"), is used metaphorically, "they were the more urgent," RV, for AV, "the more fierce."
B-1 | Noun | Strong's Number: g2372 | Greek: thumos |
Fierce, Fierceness:
"hot anger, wrath," is rendered "fierceness" in Rev 16:19; 19:15, of the wrath of God.
See ANGER (A, Notes), INDIGNATION, WRATH.
B-2 | Noun | Strong's Number: g2205 | Greek: zelos |
Fierce, Fierceness:
"zeal, jealousy," is rendered "fierceness" in Hbr 10:27, RV (of fire).
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