πυρόω
puroō
“to burn”
Definition
to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
from G4442 (πῦρ);
Go beyond grammar.
See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.
logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
πυρόω appears 6 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.