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Lexicon :: Strong's G2545 - kaiō

Aa
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.)
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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 69 times in 63 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 3:2–Jer 43:12)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:2 - And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:20 - And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:21 - In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Jehovah: it shall be a statute for ever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:3 - Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:12 - even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:9 - Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt-offering: the burnt-offering shall be on the hearth upon the altar all night unto the morning; and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning thereon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:12 - And the fire upon the altar shall be kept burning thereon, it shall not go out; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning: and he shall lay the burnt-offering in order upon it, and shall burn thereon the fat of the peace-offerings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:13 - Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually; it shall not go out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:2 - Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:3 - Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron keep it in order from evening to morning before Jehovah continually: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:4 - He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before Jehovah continually.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:11 - And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:23 - And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:15 - So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount was burning with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22 -
For a fire is kindled in mine anger,
And burneth unto the lowest Sheol,
And devoureth the earth with its increase,
And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:7 -
But the man that toucheth them
Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear:
And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:2 - And he cried against the altar by the word of Jehovah, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 -
For the company of the godless shall be barren,
And fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:21 -
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth;
And it sweepeth him out of his place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:12 -
For it is a fire that consumeth unto Destruction,
And would root out all mine increase.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:19 -
Out of his mouth go burning torches,
And sparks of fire leap forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:20 -
Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth,
As of a boiling pot and burning rushes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:13 -
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death;
He maketh his arrows fiery shafts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:3 -
Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence:
A fire devoureth before him,
And it is very tempestuous round about him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:5 - And Jehovah will create over the whole habitation of mount Zion, and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be spread a covering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:24 - Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the dry grass sinketh down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18 - For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:16 - Therefore will the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory there shall be kindled a burning like the burning of fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:17 - And the light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:18 - And he will consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and it shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:27 - Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:33 - For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:14 - The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:9 - And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:15 - Then shall it be for a man to burn; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread: yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:16 - He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied; yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:11 - Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that gird yourselves about with firebrands; walk ye in the flame of your fire, and among the brands that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of my hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:5 - that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:18 - The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:20 - Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, mine anger and my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 15:14 - And I will make them to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not; for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:9 - And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:12 - O house of David, thus saith Jehovah, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him that is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - and the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set this city on fire, and burn it, with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink-offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 34:2 - Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Go, and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:8 - And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city; and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:10 - For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet would they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:18 - But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

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