"to set on fire, burn; pass. to be kindled, be on fire, burn, flame, Eph. 6:16; 2 Pet. 3:12; Rev. 1:15; met. to fire with distressful feelings, 2 Cor. 11:29; of lust, to be inflamed, burn, 1 Cor. 7:9; to be tried with fire, as metals, Rev. 3:18*"
Definition and meaning
to set on fire, burn; pass. to be kindled, be on fire, burn, flame, Eph. 6:16; 2 Pet. 3:12; Rev. 1:15; met. to fire with distressful feelings, 2 Cor. 11:29; of lust, to be inflamed, burn, 1 Cor. 7:9; to be tried with fire, as metals, Rev. 3:18*
In the original Greek the word is written: πυρόω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pyroo (G4448) across the King James Bible.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Looking 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?
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
I 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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Common questions
Strong's G4448 (pyroo) is a Greek word that means: to set on fire, burn; pass. to be kindled, be on fire, burn, flame, Eph. 6:16; 2 Pet. 3:12; Rev. 1:15; met. to fire with distressful feelings, 2 Cor. 11:29; of lust, to be inflamed, burn, 1 Cor. 7:9; ... It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word pyroo (G4448) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4448 is pyroo, a Greek word defined as: to set on fire, burn; pass. to be kindled, be on fire, burn, flame, Eph. 6:16; 2 Pet. 3:12; Rev. 1:15; met. to fire with distressful feelings, 2 Cor. . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pyroo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.