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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 Box 2Sa 22:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:31 - As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the LORD is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:1 - Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:25 - Yes, the Almighty will be your gold[fn]
And your precious silver;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:6 - The words of the LORD are pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - You have tested my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
You have tried me and have found nothing;
I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:30 - As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the LORD is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - Examine me, O LORD, and prove me;
Try my mind and my heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - For You, O God, have tested us;
You have refined us as silver is refined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:19 - Until the time that his word came to pass,
The word of the LORD tested him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:140

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:140 - Your word is very pure;
Therefore Your servant loves it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:20 - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:5 - Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:25 - I will turn My hand against you,
And thoroughly purge away your dross,
And take away all your alloy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts:

“Behold, I will refine them and try them;
For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:35 - “And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:10 - “Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - I will bring the one-third through the fire,
Will refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
I will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’ ”
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