Strong G4448πυρόω
to burn
- Transliteration
- puroō
- Pronunciation
- poo-ro'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G4442; to kindle that is (passively) to be ignited glow (literally) be refined (by implication) or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger grief lust): - burn fiery be on fire try.
Detailed definition
πυρόω, -ῶ
(πῦρ) [in LXX chiefly for צָרַף;]
to set on fire, burn up. In NT always pass.,
1. to be set on fire, to burn: Eph.6:16, 2Pe.3:12; ptcp., glowing, Rev.1:15. Metaphorical, of grief or indignation, 2Co.11:29; of lust, 1Co.7:9.
2. Of metals (cf. Job.22:25, Psa.12:7, Zec.13:9), to be refined or purified by fire: Rev.3:18 (and so in RV, Rev.1:15, but see supr.).†
(AS)
(πῦρ) [in LXX chiefly for צָרַף;]
to set on fire, burn up. In NT always pass.,
1. to be set on fire, to burn: Eph.6:16, 2Pe.3:12; ptcp., glowing, Rev.1:15. Metaphorical, of grief or indignation, 2Co.11:29; of lust, 1Co.7:9.
2. Of metals (cf. Job.22:25, Psa.12:7, Zec.13:9), to be refined or purified by fire: Rev.3:18 (and so in RV, Rev.1:15, but see supr.).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4448 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- burn3
- fiery1
- fire1
- try1
First verses
- 1 Corinthians 7:9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
- 2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
- Ephesians 6:16Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
- 2 Peter 3:12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
- Revelation 1:15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
- Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πῠρόω,
(πῦρ) burn with fire, burn up, τὰς Ἀθήνας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.8.β, 8.102; στέγην 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 281; ναούς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 286)]; burn as a burnt sacrifice, ὀσφῦν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 497; πυροῦτε σώματα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 244)]; burn on a pyre, ἣν πεπύρωκαν (sic) ἐγώ [Refs (“Supp.epigram” 1.569 (from Egypt))]; π. Κύκλωπος ὄψιν burn out his eye, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 594, compare 600:)] —middle, παῖδα πυρωσαμένη having placed my son on the pyre, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 7.466 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus))]:—passive, to be set on fire, to be burnt, πυρωθέντων Τρώων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 11.33; Ἴλιον πυρούμενον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 400, compare “Tr.” 1283; πυρωθῆναι δέμας [prev. author] “IT” 685, compare “Med.” 1190, 1st c.BC: Parthenius Mythographus in “PLit.Lond.” 64.6, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.256.)]
b π. τὴν γεῦσιν, τὴν γλῶσσαν, seem hot to the taste or tongue, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.16, 4.170.)]
c ἡ ζεστολουσία.. πυροῦσα τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν reddening or warming up the surface, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD(?): Theon Rhetor cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.208.)]
2 metaphorically, set on fire, inflame, Ἔρως σὺ δ᾽ εὐθέως με πύρωσον [Refs (“Anacreontea” 10.15)]:—passive, to be inflamed or excited, παραγγέλμασιν.. πυρωθεὶς καρδίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 481 (Lyric poetry))]; τινι by a person (with love), [NT+1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 12.87; εὐχαριστίᾳ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.60, cf. NT.2Cor.11.29.)]
II absolutely, produce fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 649b5)]:—passive, to become fire, to be ignited, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 51b, 52d, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 307a24, +others)]
III treat with fire: roast, grill, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 2.56)]; bake, πλίνθους [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.420; τὸ σταῖς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 927b39, compare 929b12 (_passive_))]; warm on the fire, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 61 (_passive_))]; melt, [ἀργυρώματα] [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 7.303.15 (Oropus, 3rd c.BC))]; make red hot, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.625 (_passive_))]; fumigate, δῶμα θεείῳ [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.96)]; cauterize, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 515b18 (_passive_).)]
III.2 passive, to be affected by fire, ὁ χρυσὸς οὐ πυροῦται [Refs ([prev. author] “Mete.” 378b4.)]
III.3 of gold, to be proved or tested by fire, χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός [NT (NT.Rev.3.18)]: metaphorically, proved by fire, approved, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Psa.17(18).31, 118, 119.140, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.57.)]
III.4 to be affected by heart-burn, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Herodotus Medicus cited in 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 9.2.)]
(πῦρ) burn with fire, burn up, τὰς Ἀθήνας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.8.β, 8.102; στέγην 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 281; ναούς 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 286)]; burn as a burnt sacrifice, ὀσφῦν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 497; πυροῦτε σώματα 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 244)]; burn on a pyre, ἣν πεπύρωκαν (sic) ἐγώ [Refs (“Supp.epigram” 1.569 (from Egypt))]; π. Κύκλωπος ὄψιν burn out his eye, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 594, compare 600:)] —middle, παῖδα πυρωσαμένη having placed my son on the pyre, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (Anthologia Graeca 7.466 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus))]:—passive, to be set on fire, to be burnt, πυρωθέντων Τρώων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 11.33; Ἴλιον πυρούμενον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 400, compare “Tr.” 1283; πυρωθῆναι δέμας [prev. author] “IT” 685, compare “Med.” 1190, 1st c.BC: Parthenius Mythographus in “PLit.Lond.” 64.6, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.256.)]
b π. τὴν γεῦσιν, τὴν γλῶσσαν, seem hot to the taste or tongue, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.16, 4.170.)]
c ἡ ζεστολουσία.. πυροῦσα τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν reddening or warming up the surface, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD(?): Theon Rhetor cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 6.208.)]
2 metaphorically, set on fire, inflame, Ἔρως σὺ δ᾽ εὐθέως με πύρωσον [Refs (“Anacreontea” 10.15)]:—passive, to be inflamed or excited, παραγγέλμασιν.. πυρωθεὶς καρδίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 481 (Lyric poetry))]; τινι by a person (with love), [NT+1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 12.87; εὐχαριστίᾳ 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.60, cf. NT.2Cor.11.29.)]
II absolutely, produce fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Partibus Animalium” 649b5)]:—passive, to become fire, to be ignited, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 51b, 52d, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Caelo” 307a24, +others)]
III treat with fire: roast, grill, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 2.56)]; bake, πλίνθους [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.420; τὸ σταῖς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 927b39, compare 929b12 (_passive_))]; warm on the fire, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 61 (_passive_))]; melt, [ἀργυρώματα] [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 7.303.15 (Oropus, 3rd c.BC))]; make red hot, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.625 (_passive_))]; fumigate, δῶμα θεείῳ [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.96)]; cauterize, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 515b18 (_passive_).)]
III.2 passive, to be affected by fire, ὁ χρυσὸς οὐ πυροῦται [Refs ([prev. author] “Mete.” 378b4.)]
III.3 of gold, to be proved or tested by fire, χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός [NT (NT.Rev.3.18)]: metaphorically, proved by fire, approved, [LXX+1st c.AD+ (LXX.Psa.17(18).31, 118, 119.140, 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.57.)]
III.4 to be affected by heart-burn, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Herodotus Medicus cited in 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 9.2.)]