'Boanerges' definitions:

Definition of 'Boanerges'

From: GCIDE
  • Boanerges \Bo`a*ner"ges\ [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. bn[=e] hargem sons of thunder. -- an appellation given by Christ to two of his disciples (James and John). See Mark iii. 17.] Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'boanerges'

From: Easton
  • Boanerges sons of thunder, a surname given by our Lord to James and John (Mark 3:17) on account of their fervid and impetuous temper (Luke 9:54).

Definition of 'boanerges'

From: Hitchcock
  • Boanerges, son of thunder