καυσόωkausóō
to set on fire
Greek (New Testament) · G2741
Meanings
1. to burn with fever (Galen., and elsewhere).
2. In NT, to burn with great heat: 2 Peter 3:10, 2 Peter 3:12.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.
- 2 Peter 3:12 looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.