Strong G439ἀνθρακιά
charcoal fire
- Transliteration
- anthrakia
- Pronunciation
- anth-rak-ee-ah'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G440; a bed of burning coals: - fire of coals.
Detailed definition
ἀνθρακιά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(ἄνθραξ), [in LXX: Sir.11:32, 4Ma.9:20 *;]
a heap of burning coals: Jhn.18:18 21:9.†
(AS)
(ἄνθραξ), [in LXX: Sir.11:32, 4Ma.9:20 *;]
a heap of burning coals: Jhn.18:18 21:9.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G439 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- coal2
First verses
- John 18:18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
- John 21:9As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀνθρᾰκ-ιά, ᾶς,
Epic dialect ἀνθρᾰκ-ιή, ῆς, ἡ, burning charcoal, hot embers, ἀνθρακιὴν στορέσαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.213; ὑποθεῖναι 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ γυναικείης φύσιος” 61)]; ἀνθρακιᾶς ἄπο a broil hot from the embers, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 358, compare “Anthologia Graeca” 6.105 (1st c.AD: Apollonides Epigrammaticus); ἐπ᾽ ἀνθρακιᾶς ὀπτῆσαι 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 143)]; σου τῆς ἀνθρακιᾶς ἀπολαύει warms himself at your fire, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 780: _metaphorically_ of lovers, τιθέναι τινὰ ὑπὸ ἀνθρακιῆ or ἀνθρακιήν “Anthologia Graeca” 12.17,166 (3rd c.BC: Asclepiades Epigrammaticus))]; Κύπριδος ἀ.[Refs 3rd c.BC+ ([prev. work] 5.210 (3rd c.BC: Posidippus Comicus).)]
2 black sooty ashes,[Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. work] 11.66 (1st c.AD: Antiphilus Epigrammaticus).)]
Epic dialect ἀνθρᾰκ-ιή, ῆς, ἡ, burning charcoal, hot embers, ἀνθρακιὴν στορέσαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.213; ὑποθεῖναι 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ γυναικείης φύσιος” 61)]; ἀνθρακιᾶς ἄπο a broil hot from the embers, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 358, compare “Anthologia Graeca” 6.105 (1st c.AD: Apollonides Epigrammaticus); ἐπ᾽ ἀνθρακιᾶς ὀπτῆσαι 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 143)]; σου τῆς ἀνθρακιᾶς ἀπολαύει warms himself at your fire, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 780: _metaphorically_ of lovers, τιθέναι τινὰ ὑπὸ ἀνθρακιῆ or ἀνθρακιήν “Anthologia Graeca” 12.17,166 (3rd c.BC: Asclepiades Epigrammaticus))]; Κύπριδος ἀ.[Refs 3rd c.BC+ ([prev. work] 5.210 (3rd c.BC: Posidippus Comicus).)]
2 black sooty ashes,[Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. work] 11.66 (1st c.AD: Antiphilus Epigrammaticus).)]