"a burning, conflagration, Rev. 18:9, 18; met. a fiery test of trying circumstances, 1 Pet. 4:12*"
Definition and meaning
a burning, conflagration, Rev. 18:9, 18; met. a fiery test of trying circumstances, 1 Pet. 4:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: πύρωσις
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of pyrosis (G4451) across the King James Bible.
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
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Common questions
Strong's G4451 (pyrosis) is a Greek word that means: a burning, conflagration, Rev. 18:9, 18; met. a fiery test of trying circumstances, 1 Pet. 4:12* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word pyrosis (G4451) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4451 is pyrosis, a Greek word defined as: a burning, conflagration, Rev. 18:9, 18; met. a fiery test of trying circumstances, 1 Pet. 4:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
pyrosis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.