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Lexicon :: Strong's G2545 - kaiō

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καίω
Transliteration
kaiō (Key)
Pronunciation
kah'-yo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:464,390

Strong’s Definitions

καίω kaíō, kah'-yo; apparently a primary verb; to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume:—burn, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2545 in the following manner: burn (10x), did burn (with G2258) (1x), light (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2545 in the following manner: burn (10x), did burn (with G2258) (1x), light (1x).

  1. to set on fire, light, burning

  2. to burn, consume with fire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καίω kaíō, kah'-yo; apparently a primary verb; to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume:—burn, light.
STRONGS G2545:
καίω (Vanicek, p. 98); passive, present καίομαι; perfect participle κεκαυμενος; 1 future καυθήσομαι (1 Corinthians 13:3 Tdf., where R G L Tr give the solecistic future subjunctive καυθήσωμαι, on which cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 720f; Winers Grammar, § 13, 1 e.; Buttmann, 35f (31)); (Sophocles Lexicon, Introduction, p. 40; WHs Appendix, p. 172; Tdf Proleg., p. 122. WH text, Lachmann's stereotyped edition read καυχήσωμαι (with א A B etc.); on this reading see WHs Appendix, ad loc.; A. W. Tyler in Bib. Sacr. for July 1873, p. 502f; cf. Scrivener, Introduction, etc., p. 629f; Tregelles, Printed Text etc., p. 191f; Tdf. ad loc.; Bp. Lghtft on Col., 7th ed., p. 395 n.); the Sept. for בִּעֵר, שָׂרַף etc.; (from Homer down);
1. to set fire to, light: λύχνον, Matthew 5:15; passive participle καιόμενος, burning, Luke 12:35; Revelation 4:5; Revelation 8:10; Revelation 19:20; with πυρί added, Hebrews 12:18; Revelation 8:8; Revelation 21:8; in figurative discourse λύχνος καιόμενος, a light showing the right way, John 5:35 (a comparison pointed at the Jews, to whom John the Baptist had been as a torch lighted for a merry-making); metaphorically, ἡ καρδία ἦν καιομένη was glowing, burning, i. e. was greatly moved, Luke 24:32 (Winers Grammar, § 45, 5; Buttmann, § 144, 28).
2. to burn, consume with fire: passive, John 15:6; 1 Corinthians 13:3 (see above); with πυρί added (cf. igni cremare, Caesar b. g. 1, 4), Matthew 13:40 G Tr for R L T WH κατακαίεται. (Compare: ἐκκαίω, κατακαίω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:15; 13:40
Luke
12:35; 24:32
John
5:35; 15:6
1 Corinthians
13:3; 13:3
Hebrews
12:18
Revelation
4:5; 8:8; 8:10; 19:20; 21:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2545 matches the Greek καίω (kaiō),
which occurs 69 times in 63 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 3:2–Jer 43:12)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:2 - And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - “You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:21 - In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:3 - You shall kindle no fire in all your dwelling places on the Sabbath day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12 - all the rest of the bull—he shall carry outside the camp to a clean place, to the ash heap, and shall burn it up on a fire of wood. On the ash heap it shall be burned up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:9 - “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not go out. The priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and he shall arrange the burnt offering on it and shall burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:13 - Fire shall be kept burning on the altar continually; it shall not go out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:3 - Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before the LORD regularly. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4 - He shall arrange the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold[fn] before the LORD regularly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while the mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23 - And as soon as you heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes, and your elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:15 - So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain was burning with fire. And the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22 - For a fire is kindled by my anger,
and it burns to the depths of Sheol,
devours the earth and its increase,
and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:7 - but the man who touches them
arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
and they are utterly consumed with fire.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:2 - And the man cried against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 - For the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of bribery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:21 - The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it sweeps him out of his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12 - for that would be a fire that consumes as far as Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my increase.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:19 - Out of his mouth go flaming torches;
sparks of fire leap forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:20 - Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke,
as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 - he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,
making his arrows fiery shafts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 - Our God comes; he does not keep silence;[fn]
before him is a devouring fire,
around him a mighty tempest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:5 - Then the LORD will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be a canopy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24 - Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble,
and as dry grass sinks down in the flame,
so their root will be as rottenness,
and their blossom go up like dust;
for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts,
and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18 - For wickedness burns like a fire;
it consumes briers and thorns;
it kindles the thickets of the forest,
and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:16 - Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts
will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors,
and under his glory a burning will be kindled,
like the burning of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:17 - The light of Israel will become a fire,
and his Holy One a flame,
and it will burn and devour
his thorns and briers in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18 - The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land
the LORD will destroy, both soul and body,
and it will be as when a sick man wastes away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 - Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar,
burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke;[fn]
his lips are full of fury,
and his tongue is like a devouring fire;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 - For a burning place[fn] has long been prepared; indeed, for the king it is made ready, its pyre made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:14 - The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling has seized the godless:
“Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire?
Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 - And the streams of Edom[fn] shall be turned into pitch,
and her soil into sulfur;
her land shall become burning pitch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:15 - Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16 - Half of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself and says, “Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:11 - Behold, all you who kindle a fire,
who equip yourselves with burning torches!
Walk by the light of your fire,
and by the torches that you have kindled!
This you have from my hand:
you shall lie down in torment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not be quiet,
until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
and her salvation as a burning torch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:5 - who say, “Keep to yourself,
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:18 - The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the queen of heaven. And they pour out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:20 - Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:14 - I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 - If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
there is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David! Thus says the LORD:
“‘Execute justice in the morning,
and deliver from the hand of the oppressor
him who has been robbed,
lest my wrath go forth like fire,
and burn with none to quench it,
because of your evil deeds.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city shall come and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses on whose roofs offerings have been made to Baal and drink offerings have been poured out to other gods, to provoke me to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:2 - “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:8 - And the Chaldeans shall come back and fight against this city. They shall capture it and burn it with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:10 - For even if you should defeat the whole army of Chaldeans who are fighting against you, and there remained of them only wounded men, every man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18 - But if you do not surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - I shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd cleans his cloak of vermin, and he shall go away from there in peace.

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