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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, 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)

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:2 - And the angel of [fn]Yahweh appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of the bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 -

“And you shall command the sons of Israel, that they bring you clear oil of beaten olives for the [fn]light, to make a lamp [fn]burn continually.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:21 - “In the tent of meeting, outside the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout their generations [fn]for the sons of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:3 - “You shall not kindle a fire in any of your places of habitation on the sabbath day.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12 - [fn]that is, all the rest of the bull, he shall bring out to a clean place outside the camp where the [fn]ashes are poured out, and he shall burn it on wood with fire; where the [fn]ashes are poured out it shall be burned.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:9 - “Command Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the law for the burnt offering: the burnt offering itself shall remain on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - ‘And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but the priest shall burn wood on it every morning; and he shall lay out the burnt offering on it and offer up in smoke the fat portions of the peace offerings on it.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:13 - ‘Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it shall not go out.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - “Command the sons of Israel that they bring to you clear oil from beaten olives for the [fn]light, to make a lamp [fn]burn continually.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:3 - “Outside the veil of testimony in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh continually; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4 - “He shall keep the lamps in order on the pure gold lampstand before Yahweh continually.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - “And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the very heart of the heavens: darkness, cloud, and dense gloom.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23 - “Now it happened that when you heard the voice from 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.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:15 -

“So I turned and came down from the mountain while the mountain was burning with fire, and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22 -

For a fire is kindled in My anger,

And it burns to the lowest part of Sheol,

And it consumes the earth with its produce,

And it sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:7 -

But the man who touches them

Must be [fn]armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,

And they will be completely burned with fire where they sit.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:2 - And he cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh, and said, “O altar, altar, thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah is his name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 -

“For the company of the godless is barren,

And fire consumes the tents of [fn]the corrupt.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:21 -

“The east wind carries him away, and he goes,

And it whirls him away from his place.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12 -

“For it would be fire that consumes to [fn]Abaddon,

And would uproot all my [fn]produce.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:19 -

“Out of its mouth go burning torches;

Sparks of fire [fn]leap forth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:20 -

“Out of its nostrils smoke goes forth

As from a boiling pot and burning reeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 -

He has also prepared [fn]for Himself deadly weapons;

He makes His arrows fiery shafts.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 -

May our God come and not be silent;

Fire devours before Him,

And a storm whirls around Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:5 - then Yahweh will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her convocation a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24 -

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes stubble

And dry grass collapses into the flame,

So their root will become like rot and their blossom [fn]blow away as dust;

For they have rejected the law of Yahweh of hosts

And the word of the Holy One of Israel they have spurned.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18 -

For wickedness burns like a fire;

It consumes briars and thorns;

It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame,

And they roll upward in a column of smoke.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:16 -

Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, will send a wasting disease among his stout warriors;

And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:17 -

And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame,

And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18 -

And He will bring to an end the glory of his forest and of his fruitful orchard, both soul and body,

And it will be as when a sick man wastes away.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 -

Behold, the name of Yahweh comes from afar;

Burning is His anger and heavy is His [fn]smoke;

His lips are filled with indignation

And His tongue is like a consuming fire;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 -

For [fn]Topheth has long been ready,

Indeed, it has been prepared for the king.

He has made it deep and large,

[fn]A pyre of fire with plenty of wood;

The breath of Yahweh, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:14 -

Sinners in Zion are in dread;

Trembling has seized the godless.

“Who among us can sojourn with the consuming fire?

Who among us can sojourn with [fn]continual burning?”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 -

[fn]And its streams will be turned into pitch,

And its dust into brimstone,

And its land will become burning pitch.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:15 - Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also kindles a fire to bake bread. He also works to produce a god and worships it; he makes it a graven image and falls down before it.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16 - Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and is satisfied. He also warms himself and says, “Aha! I am warm; I have seen the fire.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:11 -

Behold, all you who kindle a fire,

Who gird yourselves with firebrands,

Walk in the light of your fire

And among the brands you have set ablaze.

This you will have from My hand:

You will lie down in torment.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 -

For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,

And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet,

Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness,

And her salvation like a torch that is burning.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:5 -

Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,

For I am holier than you!’

These are smoke in My [fn]nostrils,

A fire that burns all the day.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:18 - “The [fn]children gather wood, and the fathers make the fire burn, and the women knead dough to make cakes for the queen of heaven; and they pour out drink offerings to other gods in order to provoke Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:20 - Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, My anger and My wrath will be poured out on this place, on man and on beast and on the trees of the field and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and not be quenched.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:14 -

“Then I will cause your enemies to pass [fn]it over

Into a land you do not know,

For a fire has been kindled in My anger;

It will burn upon you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 -

But if I say, “I will not remember Him

Or speak anymore in His name,”

Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire

Shut up in my bones;

And I am weary of holding it in,

And I cannot prevail.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus says Yahweh:

“Render justice [fn]every morning;

And deliver the person who has been robbed from the [fn]power of his oppressor,

Lest My wrath go forth like fire

And burn with none to extinguish it,

Because of the evil of their deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - “And the Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will enter and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses where people have burned incense to Baal on their roofs and poured out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:2 - “Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him: “Thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:8 - “The Chaldeans will also return and fight against this city, and they will capture it and burn it with fire.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:10 - ‘For even if you had struck down the entire military force of the Chaldeans who were fighting against you, and there were only wounded men remaining among them, each man in his tent, they would rise up and burn this city with fire.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18 - ‘But if you will not go out to the [fn]officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given over to the hand of the Chaldeans; and they will burn it with fire, and you yourself will not escape from their hand.’”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - “And [fn]I shall set fire to the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. So he will wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself with his garment, and he will depart from there safely.

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