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Lexicon :: Strong's G4448 - pyroō

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πυρόω
Transliteration
pyroō (Key)
Pronunciation
poo-ro'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:948,975

Strong’s Definitions

πυρόω pyróō, poo-ro'-o; from G4442; to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust):—burn, fiery, be on fire, try.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G4448 in the following manner: burn (3x), fiery (1x), be on fire (1x), try (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G4448 in the following manner: burn (3x), fiery (1x), be on fire (1x), try (1x).

  1. to burn with fire, to set on fire, kindle

    1. to be on fire, to burn

      1. to be incensed, indignant

    2. make to glow

      1. full of fire, fiery, ignited

        1. of darts filled with inflammable substances and set on fire

      2. melted by fire and purged of dross

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πυρόω pyróō, poo-ro'-o; from G4442; to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust):—burn, fiery, be on fire, try.
STRONGS G4448:
πυρόω: passive, present πυροῦμαι; perfect participle πεπυρωμένος; (πῦρ); from Aeschylus and Pindar down; to burn with fire, to set on fire, to kindle; in the N. T. it is used only in the passive:
a. to be on fire, to burn: properly, 2 Peter 3:12; tropically, of the heat of the passions: of grief, 2 Corinthians 11:29 (English Versions burn (often understood of indignation, but cf. Meyer); Winer's Grammar, 153 (145)); of anger, with τοῖς θυμοῖς added, equivalent to to be incensed, indignant, 2 Macc. 4:38 2Macc. 10:35 2Macc. 14:45; to be inflamed with sexual desire, 1 Corinthians 7:9.
b. perfect participle πεπυρωμένος, made to glow (R. V. refined): Revelation 1:15 ((cf. Buttmann, 80 (69) n.)); full of fire; fiery, ignited: τά βέλη... τά πεπυρωμένα darts filled with inflammable substances and set on fire, Ephesians 6:16 (Apollod. Bib. 2, 5, 2 § 3); melted by fire and purged of dross: χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός, (refined by fire), Revelation 3:18 (so πυρόω in the Sept. for צָרַף; as τό ἀγρυριον, Job 22:25; Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 11:7 (Ps. 12:7); Ps. 65:10 (Ps. 66:10)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
22:25
Psalms
11:7; 12:7; 65:10; 66:10
Zechariah
13:9
1 Corinthians
7:9
2 Corinthians
11:29
Ephesians
6:16
2 Peter
3:12
Revelation
1:15; 3:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4448 matches the Greek πυρόω (pyroō),
which occurs 19 times in 17 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:25 - then the Almighty will be your gold, the choicest silver for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6 - And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold[fn] refined seven times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:19 - till what he foretold came to pass, till the word of the LORD proved him true.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:20 - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 - “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - I will turn my hand against you;[fn] I will thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says: “See, I will refine and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are my people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’ ”
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