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Lexicon :: Strong's G4451 - pyrōsis

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πύρωσις
Transliteration
pyrōsis (Key)
Pronunciation
poo'-ro-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
2x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:950,975

Strong’s Definitions

πύρωσις pýrōsis, poo'-ro-sis; from G4448; ignition, i.e. (specially), smelting (figuratively, conflagration, calamity as a test):—burning, trial.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4451 in the following manner: burning (2x), fiery trial (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4451 in the following manner: burning (2x), fiery trial (1x).

  1. a burning

    1. the burning by which metals are roasted and reduced

    2. by a figure drawn from a refiners fire

      1. calamities or trials that test the character

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πύρωσις pýrōsis, poo'-ro-sis; from G4448; ignition, i.e. (specially), smelting (figuratively, conflagration, calamity as a test):—burning, trial.
STRONGS G4451:
πύρωσις, πυρώσεως, ἡ (πυρόω), a burning: Revelation 18:9, 18; the burning by which metals are roasted or reduced; by a figure drawn from the refiner's fire (on which cf. Proverbs 27:21), calamities or trials that test character: 1 Peter 4:12 (Tertullian adv. Gnost. 12 ne expavescatis ustionem, quae agitur in vobis in tentationem), cf. 1 Peter 1:7 ((ἡ πύρωσις τῆς δοκιμασίας, 'Teaching etc. 16, 5 [ET])). (In the same and other senses by Aristotle, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
27:21
1 Peter
1:7; 4:12
Revelation
18:9; 18:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4451 matches the Greek πύρωσις (pyrōsis),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:12 - Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:9 - “When the kings of the earth who committed adultery with her and shared her luxury see the smoke of her burning, they will weep and mourn over her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:18 - When they see the smoke of her burning, they will exclaim, ‘Was there ever a city like this great city?’
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