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provoke

Meaning of “provoke”

To stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.

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KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
42 occurrences41 verses17 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 23:21

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Psalms 78:40
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:40 · retained source text

How oft did they prouoke him in the wildernesse: and grieue him in the desert?

1611 marginal noteOr, rebell against him.

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To stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.

printed p. 274; PDF p. 294; Internet Archive leaf n293