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Boanerges

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Bo⋅a⋅ner⋅ges

  [boh-uh-nur-jeez]
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–noun
1. a surname given by Jesus to James and John. Mark 3:17.
2. (used with a singular verb) a vociferous preacher or orator.
Origin:
< LL < Gk Boanergés ≪ Heb bənē reghesh sons of thunder
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Boanerges 
1382, name given by Christ to John and James, the two sons of Zebedee (Mark iii.17), sometimes applied figuratively to zealous or loud preachers, from Galilean dialectal corruption of Heb. bene reghesh "sons of rage" (interpreted in Gk. as "sons of thunder"), from bene (see B'nai B'rith) + reghesh "commotion, tumult, throng."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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