GreekG1714Verb
ἐμπρήθω
emprēthō
“to burn”
1Occurrences
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to enkindle, i.e. set on fire
from G1722 (ἐν) and (to blow a flame);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
*ἐμπρήθω *(for the form, see: ἐμπίπλημι, and cf. Veitch, πίμπρημι), to set on fire: πόλιν; pass., of the body, to become inflamed: (T; *πίμπρημι *WH, which see).
LXX: chiefly for שָׂרַף
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ἐμπρήθω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Matthew
1
Key Passages
Matthew 22:7BSB
The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
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