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Lexicon :: Strong's G2545 - kaiō

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καίω
Transliteration
kaiō (Key)
Pronunciation
kah'-yo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:464,390

Strong’s Definitions

καίω kaíō, kah'-yo; apparently a primary verb; to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume:—burn, light.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2545 in the following manner: burn (10x), did burn (with G2258) (1x), light (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2545 in the following manner: burn (10x), did burn (with G2258) (1x), light (1x).

  1. to set on fire, light, burning

  2. to burn, consume with fire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καίω kaíō, kah'-yo; apparently a primary verb; to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume:—burn, light.
STRONGS G2545:
καίω (Vanicek, p. 98); passive, present καίομαι; perfect participle κεκαυμενος; 1 future καυθήσομαι (1 Corinthians 13:3 Tdf., where R G L Tr give the solecistic future subjunctive καυθήσωμαι, on which cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 720f; Winers Grammar, § 13, 1 e.; Buttmann, 35f (31)); (Sophocles Lexicon, Introduction, p. 40; WHs Appendix, p. 172; Tdf Proleg., p. 122. WH text, Lachmann's stereotyped edition read καυχήσωμαι (with א A B etc.); on this reading see WHs Appendix, ad loc.; A. W. Tyler in Bib. Sacr. for July 1873, p. 502f; cf. Scrivener, Introduction, etc., p. 629f; Tregelles, Printed Text etc., p. 191f; Tdf. ad loc.; Bp. Lghtft on Col., 7th ed., p. 395 n.); the Sept. for בִּעֵר, שָׂרַף etc.; (from Homer down);
1. to set fire to, light: λύχνον, Matthew 5:15; passive participle καιόμενος, burning, Luke 12:35; Revelation 4:5; Revelation 8:10; Revelation 19:20; with πυρί added, Hebrews 12:18; Revelation 8:8; Revelation 21:8; in figurative discourse λύχνος καιόμενος, a light showing the right way, John 5:35 (a comparison pointed at the Jews, to whom John the Baptist had been as a torch lighted for a merry-making); metaphorically, ἡ καρδία ἦν καιομένη was glowing, burning, i. e. was greatly moved, Luke 24:32 (Winers Grammar, § 45, 5; Buttmann, § 144, 28).
2. to burn, consume with fire: passive, John 15:6; 1 Corinthians 13:3 (see above); with πυρί added (cf. igni cremare, Caesar b. g. 1, 4), Matthew 13:40 G Tr for R L T WH κατακαίεται. (Compare: ἐκκαίω, κατακαίω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:15; 13:40
Luke
12:35; 24:32
John
5:35; 15:6
1 Corinthians
13:3; 13:3
Hebrews
12:18
Revelation
4:5; 8:8; 8:10; 19:20; 21:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2545 matches the Greek καίω (kaiō),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15 - οὐδὲ καίουσιν G2545 λύχνον καὶ τιθέασιν αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλ᾽ ἐπὶ τὴν λυχνίαν καὶ λάμπει πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:35 - Ἔστωσαν ὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι καὶ οἱ λύχνοι καιόμενοι· G2545

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:32 - καὶ εἶπον πρὸς ἀλλήλους Οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη G2545 ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν ὡς ἐλάλει ἡμῖν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ὡς διήνοιγεν ἡμῖν τὰς γραφάς

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:35 - ἐκεῖνος ἦν ὁ λύχνος ὁ καιόμενος G2545 καὶ φαίνων ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠθελήσατε αγαλλιασθῆναι πρὸς ὥραν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:6 - ἐὰν μή τις μείνῃ ἐν ἐμοί ἐβλήθη ἔξω ὡς τὸ κλῆμα καὶ ἐξηράνθη καὶ συνάγουσιν αὐτὰ καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλουσιν καὶ καίεται G2545

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:3 - καὶ ἐὰν ψωμίσω πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντά μου καὶ ἐὰν παραδῶ τὸ σῶμά μου ἵνα καυθήσωμαι G2545 ἀγάπην δὲ μὴ ἔχω οὐδὲν ὠφελοῦμαι

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:18 - Οὐ γὰρ προσεληλύθατε ψηλαφωμένῳ ὄρει, καὶ κεκαυμένῳ G2545 πυρὶ καὶ γνόφῳ καὶ σκότῳ, καὶ θυέλλῃ

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:5 - καὶ ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου ἐκπορεύονται ἀστραπαὶ καὶ βρονταί καὶ φωναὶ καὶ ἑπτὰ λαμπάδες πυρὸς καιόμεναι G2545 ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου αἵ εἰσιν τὰ ἑπτὰ πνεύματα τοῦ θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:8 - Καὶ ὁ δεύτερος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ ὡς ὄρος μέγα πυρὶ καιόμενον G2545 ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ἐγένετο τὸ τρίτον τῆς θαλάσσης αἷμα

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:10 - Καὶ ὁ τρίτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀστὴρ μέγας καιόμενος G2545 ὡς λαμπάς καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸ τρίτον τῶν ποταμῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς πηγὰς ὑδάτων

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:20 - καὶ ἐπιάσθη τὸ θηρίον καὶ μετὰ τοὐτοῦ ὁ ψευδοπροφήτης ὁ ποιήσας τὰ σημεῖα ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν οἷς ἐπλάνησεν τοὺς λαβόντας τὸ χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας τῇ εἰκόνι αὐτοῦ ζῶντες ἐβλήθησαν οἱ δύο εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην G2545 ἐν τῷ θείῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8 - δειλοῖς δὲ καὶ ἀπίστοις καὶ ἐβδελυγμένοις καὶ φονεῦσιν καὶ πόρνοις καὶ φαρμακεῦσιν καὶ εἰδωλολάτραις καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ψευδέσιν τὸ μέρος αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ λίμνῃ τῇ καιομένῃ G2545 πυρὶ καὶ θείῳ ὅ ἐστιν δεύτερος θάνατος
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