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πῦρ

purfireHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter71 occurrences14 books69 verses

Definition

πῦρ genitive, πυρός, τό,

[in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אֵשׁ ;]

fire: Mark 9:22, Luke 3:9, John 15:6, Acts 2:10, 1 Corinthians 3:13, James 3:5, Revelation 8:5, al; π. καὶ θεῖον, Luke 17:29; κατακαίειν (ἐν) π., Matthew 13:40, Revelation 17:16; 18:8; καίεσθαι πυρί, Hebrews 12:18, Revelation 8:8; 21:8; φλὸξ πυρός, Acts 7:30, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 1:7, Revelation 1:14; 2:18; 19:12; λαμπάδες πυρός, Revelation 4:5; στῦλοι πυρός, Revelation 10:1; ἄνθρακες πυρός, Romans 12:20 (LXX); γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός, Acts 2:3; δοκιμάζειν (πυροῦσθαι) διὰ πυρός, 1 Peter 1:7, Revelation 3:18; ὡς διὰ. π. (Lft., Notes, 193), 1 Corinthians 3:15. Of the fire of hell (cf. Dalman, Words,161): Mark 9:48 (LXX); τὸ π. τὸ αἰώνιον, Matthew 18:8; 25:41 (cf. 4Ma.12.12); ἄσβεστον, Mark 9:43; πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην ὑπέχειν, Jude 7; γέεννα τοῦ π., Matthew 5:22; 18:9; κάμινος τοῦ π., Matthew 13:42, 50; ἡ λίμνη τοῦ π., Revelation 19:20; 20:10, 14-15; πυρὶ τηρεῖσθαι, 2 Peter 3:7; βασανισθῆναι ἐν π., Revelation 14:10. Metaphorical: βαπτίζειν πυρί, Luke 3:16; of the tongue, James 3:5; of strife and discord, Luke 12:49; ἐκ π. ἁρπάζειν, Jude 23; πυρὶ αλίζεσθαι, Mark 9:49; ζῆλος πυρός, Hebrews 10:27; of God, π, καταναλίσκον, Hebrews 12:29 (LXX)

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πῦρ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

71 total
  1. Revelation 8:7πῦρ · fire
    Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
  2. Revelation 8:8πυρὶ · with fire
    Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,
  3. Revelation 9:17πῦρ · fire
    Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
  4. Revelation 9:18πυρὸς · fire
    A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
  5. Revelation 10:1πυρός · of fire
    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
  6. Revelation 11:5πῦρ · fire
    If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
  7. Revelation 13:13πῦρ · fire
    And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
  8. Revelation 14:10πυρὶ · fire
    …he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
  9. Revelation 14:18πυρός · fire
    Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
  10. Revelation 15:2πυρί · with fire
    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
  11. Revelation 16:8πυρί · fire
    Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given power to scorch the people with fire.
  12. Revelation 17:16πυρί · fire
    And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
  13. Revelation 18:8πυρὶ · fire
    Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
  14. Revelation 19:12πυρός · fire
    He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
  15. Revelation 19:20πυρὸς · fiery
    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
  16. Revelation 20:9πῦρ · fire
    And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
  17. Revelation 20:10πυρὸς · of fire
    And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  18. Revelation 20:14πυρός · of fire; πυρός · fire
    Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
  19. Revelation 20:15πυρός · of fire
    And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
  20. Revelation 21:8πυρὶ · with fire
    But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”