ὈΞΥΧΟΛΙΑ, ὀξυχολια
OXYCHOLIA, oxycholia
Sounds Like: ox-y-kho-LEE-ah
Translations: irritability, quick temper, bitterness, a quick temper
From the root: ΟΞΥΧΟΛΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound noun in Koine Greek, formed from 'oxys' (sharp) and 'cholē' (bile, anger). It refers to a state of being easily provoked or having a sharp, bitter disposition. It describes someone who is prone to anger or irritation, often used to characterize a person's temperament.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 15:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΞΥΧΟΛΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΞΥΧΟΛΙΑΣ — of irritability, of quick temper, of anger, of bitterness
- ΟΞΥΧΟΛ — irritability, a sharp temper, ill-tempered, quick-tempered, irascible
- ΟΞΥΧΟΛΙΑ — irritability, an irritability, ill temper, a bad temper, bitterness, a bitterness
- ΟΞΥΧΟΛΙΑΣ — of irritability, of bitterness, of ill-temper, of peevishness
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