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    G3709

    Wrath (Orgē)

    ὀργή (orgē)

    Settled indignation — God's measured, righteous, and just anger against sin and evil.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: or-GAY

    Definition

    Orgē is the Greek word for wrath, describing not explosive rage but settled, deliberate, righteous indignation. God's wrath is His holy response to sin — measured, just, and ultimately redemptive in purpose.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Romans 1:18

    “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men.”
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    John 3:36

    “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
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    Romans 5:9

    “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.