"to light, kindle, set on fire, Lk. 12:49; Jas. 3:5*"
Definition and meaning
to light, kindle, set on fire, Lk. 12:49; Jas. 3:5*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνάπτω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anapto (G381) across the King James Bible.
I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
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Common questions
Strong's G381 (anapto) is a Greek word that means: to light, kindle, set on fire, Lk. 12:49; Jas. 3:5* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word anapto (G381) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G381 is anapto, a Greek word defined as: to light, kindle, set on fire, Lk. 12:49; Jas. 3:5*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anapto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.