Kaiō καίω

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Kaiō
καίω
Transliterationkaiō
Strong's numberG2545
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto kindle/burn
Occurrences11 in 11 verses
Most frequent inRevelation (5)

Kaiō (Greek καίω, Strong's G2545) is a Greek verb meaning “to kindle/burn”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

καίω
[in LXX for בָּעַר, יָקַד, שָׂרַף, etc. ;]
1. to kindle, light: with accusative, λύχνον, Mat.5:15; pass., to be lighted, to burn: ptcp., Luk.12:35, Rev.4:5 8:10 19:20; πυρί Heb.12:18, Rev.8:8 21:8; metaphorically, Luk.24:32, Jhn.5:35.
2. to burn, destroy by fire: pass., Jhn.15:6, 1Co.13:3.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVburning (6), burned (2), light (1), burn (1), they are burned (1), burneth (1)
BSBburning (4), burned (3), is burning (1), burns (1)

Verses

Every verse with Kaiō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Luke

John

Hebrews

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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