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οργή
anger /orˈʝi/
nounB1#1622 most common
Also: wrath, rage, fury
Example sentences
Η οργή του ήταν μεγάλη.
His anger was great.
Ένιωσα μεγάλη οργή όταν το άκουσα.
I felt great anger when I heard it.
Δεν μπορούσε να κρύψει την οργή του.
He could not hide his anger.
Η οργή του λαού ξέσπασε στους δρόμους.
The people's rage broke out in the streets.
Τα μάτια του άστραφταν από οργή.
His eyes flashed with rage.
Η δίκαιη οργή των πολιτών οδήγησε σε μεταρρυθμίσεις.
The citizens' righteous anger led to reforms.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η οργή | οι οργές |
| Genitive | της οργής | των οργών |
| Accusative | την οργή | τις οργές |
| Vocative | οργή | οργές |
Word family
οργίζομαιto become angry
οργισμένοςangry, enraged
οργίλοςirascible, quick-tempered
εξοργίζωto enrage, infuriate
Etymology
Οργή comes from Ancient Greek ὀργή, which first meant a person's natural temperament or impulse and later narrowed to anger specifically. The word appears already in Homer and became the standard term for wrath in later Greek, including in the Bible, where it describes divine anger. Its exact deeper root is debated among scholars, so no reliable Indo-European root can be given here.
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