ὀργίλος (orgilos)
orgilos
quick-tempered
Quick Reference
- Language
- Koine Greek
- Testament
- New Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
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Word Overview
The adjective orgilos describes a person who is prone to anger or quick-tempered. Derived from the noun for wrath or anger (orgē), it characterizes someone with a passionate disposition toward irritation. In the New Testament, this word appears only once, in Titus 1:7, where Paul sets qualifications for church overseers.
The text explicitly states that an overseer must not be orgilos. This requirement highlights the need for self-control in leadership, contrasting sharply with a volatile or easily provoked nature. The term implies a habitual tendency rather than a single outburst, suggesting that stable character is essential for those guiding the community.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word orgilos describes a person who is quick-tempered or prone to anger. In Titus 1:7, Paul uses this term when listing qualifications for church leaders. He insists that an overseer must not be easily angered. This requirement highlights the need for self-control in those who guide others.
For your daily life, this word reminds us that patience is a vital virtue. It is not enough to avoid major outbursts; we must also guard against a habitual tendency toward irritation. Growing in gentleness allows us to reflect God’s character more fully in our interactions with family, friends, and colleagues.
May you find strength in the Spirit to respond with calmness rather than reaction. This kind of self-control is a gift that brings peace to your home and witness to those around you.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- quick tempered,1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- ὀργίλον,1×
Key Verses
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Titus 1:7
For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
This verse explicitly forbids overseers from being orgilos, linking the trait directly to the requirement of self-control in Christian leadership.