"a flame, Lk. 16:24; Acts 7:30"
Definition and meaning
a flame, Lk. 16:24; Acts 7:30
In the original Greek the word is written: φλόξ
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 phlox (G5395) across the King James Bible.
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
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Common questions
Strong's G5395 (phlox) is a Greek word that means: a flame, Lk. 16:24; Acts 7:30 It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word phlox (G5395) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5395 is phlox, a Greek word defined as: a flame, Lk. 16:24; Acts 7:30. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phlox is a Greek word found in the New Testament.