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κατακαίω

katakaiōto burnHow to read Greek
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Definition

κατα-καίω

[in LXX chiefly for שָׂרַף; in Exodus 3:2 (אָכַל pu.), distinguished from καίω ;]

to burn up, burn completely: with accusative of thing(s), Matthew 13:30, Acts 19:19; pass., 1 Corinthians 3:15, Hebrews 13:11, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 8:7; before πυρί Matthew 3:12; 13:40, Luke 3:17 (cf. Exodus 29:14, al.); ἐν πυρί (Deuteronomy 9:21, al.): Revelation 17:16; 18:8.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

12 total
  1. Matthew 3:12κατακαύσει · He will burn up
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  2. Matthew 13:30κατακαῦσαι · be burned
    Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
  3. Matthew 13:40κατακαίεται · burned
    As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
  4. Luke 3:17κατακαύσει · He will burn up
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  5. Acts 19:19κατέκαιον · [and] burned [them]
    And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
  6. 1 Corinthians 3:15κατακαήσεται · is burned up
    If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
  7. Hebrews 13:11κατακαίεται · are burned
    Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
  8. Revelation 8:7κατεκάη · was burned up; κατεκάη; κατεκάη
    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.
  9. Revelation 17:16κατακαύσουσιν · burn
    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.
  10. Revelation 18:8κατακαυθήσεται · she will be consumed
    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.”