πῦρpŷr
"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
Greek (New Testament) · G4442
Meanings
fire: Mark 9:22, Luke 3:9, John 15:6, Acts 2:19, 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, Revelation 18:8; καίεσθαι πυρί, Hebrews 12:18, Revelation 8:8, Revelation 21:8; φλὸξ πυρός, Acts 7:30, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 1:7, Revelation 1:14, Revelation 2:18, Revelation 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., 1 Corinthians 3:15. Of the fire of hell: Mark 9:48(LXX); τὸ π. τὸ αἰώνιον, Matthew 18:8, Matthew 25:41 (cf. 4 Maccabees 12:12); ἄσβεστον, Mark 9:43; πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην ὑπέχειν, Jude 1:7; γέεννα τοῦ π., Matthew 5:22, Matthew 18:9; κάμινος τοῦ π., Matthew 13:42, Matthew 13:50; ἡ λίμνη τοῦ π., Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:10, Revelation 20:14, Revelation 20:15; πυρὶ τηρεῖσθαι, 2 Peter 3:7; βασανισθῆναι ἐν π., Revelation 14:10. Metaph.: βαπτίζειν πυρί, Matthew 3:11, Luke 3:16; of the tongue, James 3:5; of strife and discord, Luke 12:49; ἐκ π. ἁρπάζειν, Jude 1:23; πυρὶ ἁλίζεσθαι, Mark 9:49; ζῆλος πυρός, Hebrews 10:27; of God, π. καταναλίσκον, Hebrews 12:29(LXX).
Same root
- ἀναζωπυρέωanazōpyréō · G329to re-enkindle
- πυρόωpyróō · G4448to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
- πυῤῥόςpyrrhós · G4450fire-like, i.e. (specially), flame- colored
- πυράpyrá · G4443a fire (concretely)
Where it appears
Appears 70 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.
- Matthew 3:11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Matthew 3:12 He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.”
- Matthew 5:22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
- Matthew 7:19 So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.
- Matthew 13:40 “Just as the weeds are sorted out and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the world.
See every passage
- Matthew 3:10, 3:11, 3:12, 5:22, 7:19, 13:40, 13:42, 13:50, 17:15, 18:8, 18:9, 25:41
- Mark 9:22, 9:43, 9:48, 9:49
- Luke 3:9, 3:16, 3:17, 9:54, 12:49, 17:29, 22:55
- John 15:6
- Acts 2:3, 2:19, 7:30, 28:5
- Romans 12:20
- 1 Corinthians 3:13, 3:15
- Hebrews 1:7, 10:27, 11:34, 12:18, 12:29
- James 3:5, 3:6, 5:3
- 1 Peter 1:7
- 2 Peter 3:7
- Jude 1:7, 1:23
- Revelation 1:14, 2:18, 3:18, 4:5, 8:5, 8:7, 8:8, 9:17, 9:18, 10:1, 11:5, 13:13, 14:10, 14:18, 15:2, 16:8, 17:16, 18:8, 19:12, 19:20, 20:9, 20:10, 20:14, 20:15, 21:8
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.