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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 unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:21 - In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:3 - Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12 - Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:9 - Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:13 - The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:3 - Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4 - He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23 - And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even 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 mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables 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 in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set 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 that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:2 - And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 - For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:21 - The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12 - For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:19 - Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:20 - Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 - He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 - Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:5 - And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24 - Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and 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 burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:16 - Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:17 - And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18 - And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 - Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 - For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:14 - The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 - And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:15 - Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16 - He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, 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 ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:5 - Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:20

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:14 - And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 - Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:2 - Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give 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 again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:10 - For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18 - But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

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