GreekG4442Noun (Neuter)

πῦρ

pur

72Occurrences
G4442Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)

a primary word;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
π.; καίεσθαι πυρί; φλὸξ πυρός,; λαμπάδες πυρός; στῦλοι πυρός; ἄνθρακες πυρός, (LXX); γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ πυρός; *δοκιμάζειν *(πυροῦσθαι) διὰ πυρός,; ὡς διὰ. π. Of the fire of hell : (LXX); τὸ π. *τὸ αἰώνιον *; ἄσβεστον; πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην ὑπέχειν; γέεννα τοῦ π.; κάμινος τοῦ π.; ἡ λίμνη τοῦ π.; πυρὶ τηρεῖσθαι; βασανισθῆναι ἐν π. Metaphorical: βαπτίζειν πυρί; of the tongue; of strife and discord; ἐκ π. ἁρπάζειν; πυρὶ αλίζεσθαι; ζῆλος πυρός; of God, π, καταναλίσκον, (LXX)
LXX: chiefly and very frequently for אֵשׁ

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

πῦρ appears 72 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
25
Matthew
12
Mark
8
Luke
7
Hebrews
5
Acts
4
James
3
1 Corinthians
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 3:13BSB

his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.

James 3:6BSB

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Matthew 13:50BSB

and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Mark 9:46BSB

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Revelation 19:12BSB

He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.

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