4448. puroó

Lexicon

puroó: To burn, to set on fire, to inflame

Original Word: πυρόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: puroó
Pronunciation: poo-ro'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (poo-ro'-o)
Definition: To burn, to set on fire, to inflame
Meaning: pass: I burn, am set on fire, am inflamed; glow with heat, am purified by fire.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

burn, be on fire, try.

From pur; to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust) -- burn, fiery, be on fire, try.

see GREEK pur

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from pur
Definition
to set on fire, i.e. to burn (pass.)
NASB Translation
burn (1), burning (1), flaming (1), intense concern (1), made to glow (1), refined (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4448: πυρόω

πυρόω: passive, present πυροῦμαι; perfect participle πεπυρωμένος; (πῦρ); from Aeschylus and Pindar down; to burn with fire, to set on fire, to kindle; in the N. T. it is used only in the passive:

a. to be on fire, to burn: properly, 2 Peter 3:12; tropically, of the heat of the passions: of grief, 2 Corinthians 11:29 (English Versions burn (often understood of indignation, but cf. Meyer); Winer's Grammar, 153 (145)); of anger, with τοῖς θυμοῖς added, equivalent to to be incensed, indignant, 2 Macc. 4:38 2Macc. 10:35 2Macc. 14:45; to be inflamed with sexual desire, 1 Corinthians 7:9.

b. perfect participle πεπυρωμένος, made to glow (R. V. refined): Revelation 1:15 ((cf. Buttmann, 80 (69) n.)); full of fire; fiery, ignited: τά βέλη ... τά πεπυρωμένα darts filled with inflammable substances and set on fire, Ephesians 6:16 (Apollod. Bib. 2, 5, 2 § 3); melted by fire and purged of dross: χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός, (refined by fire), Revelation 3:18 (so πυρόω in the Sept. for צָרַף; as τό ἀγρυριον, Job 22:25; Zechariah 13:9; Psalm 11:7 (); ()).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the Greek word πῦρ (pyr), meaning "fire."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H1197 בָּעַר (ba'ar): To burn, consume, or kindle.
• H6866 צָרַף (tsaraph): To smelt, refine, or test, often used in the context of refining metals.
• H784 אֵשׁ (esh): Fire, often used symbolically for God's presence, judgment, or purification.

These Hebrew entries reflect similar themes of burning, refining, and purification, illustrating the continuity of these concepts across the Old and New Testaments.

Usage: The verb πυρόω is used in the New Testament to describe the process of burning or being inflamed. It is often used metaphorically to describe the testing or purification of faith through trials, akin to the refining of metals by fire.

Context: The Greek verb πυρόω appears in several New Testament passages, often carrying a metaphorical meaning related to purification and testing. The imagery of fire is a powerful biblical motif, symbolizing both judgment and purification. In the New Testament, πυρόω is used to convey the idea of refining and testing one's faith, much like gold is refined by fire to remove impurities.

In 1 Peter 1:7, the apostle Peter writes, "so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ." Here, the process of refining by fire (πυρόω) is used to illustrate the testing and strengthening of faith through trials.

Similarly, in Revelation 3:18, the risen Christ advises the church in Laodicea, "I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed; and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see." The refining by fire (πυρόω) symbolizes the purification and enrichment of spiritual life.

The use of πυρόω in these contexts underscores the transformative power of trials and divine discipline, which serve to purify believers and prepare them for eternal glory. The metaphor of fire as a purifying agent is consistent with the broader biblical narrative, where God's holiness and judgment are often depicted as a consuming fire.

Forms and Transliterations

επυρώθησαν επύρωσας επύρωσάς επύρωσεν πεπυρωμενα πεπυρωμένα πεπυρωμενης πεπυρωμένης πεπυρωμένοι πεπυρωμενον πεπυρωμένον πεπυρωμένος πυρουμαι πυρούμαι πυροῦμαι πυρουμενοι πυρούμενοι πυρουσθαι πυρούσθαι πυροῦσθαι πυρούται πυρωθώσι πυρώσαι πύρωσον πυρώσω pepuromena pepurōmena pepuromenes pepurōmenēs pepuromenon pepurōmenon pepyromena pepyroména pepyrōmena pepyrōména pepyromenes pepyroménes pepyrōmenēs pepyrōménēs pepyromenon pepyroménon pepyrōmenon pepyrōménon puroumai puroumenoi purousthai pyroumai pyroûmai pyroumenoi pyroúmenoi pyrousthai pyroûsthai

Englishman's Concordance

1 Corinthians 7:9 V-PNM/P
GRK: γαμῆσαι ἢ πυροῦσθαι
NAS: to marry than to burn [with passion].
KJV: to marry than to burn.
INT: to marry than to burn with passion

2 Corinthians 11:29 V-PIM/P-1S
GRK: οὐκ ἐγὼ πυροῦμαι
NAS: without my intense concern?
KJV: and I burn not?
INT: not I do burn inwardly

Ephesians 6:16 V-RPM/P-ANP
GRK: πονηροῦ τὰ πεπυρωμένα σβέσαι
NAS: all the flaming arrows
KJV: all the fiery darts
INT: evil one flaming to quench

2 Peter 3:12 V-PPM/P-NMP
GRK: ἣν οὐρανοὶ πυρούμενοι λυθήσονται καὶ
NAS: will be destroyed by burning, and the elements
KJV: the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved,
INT: which [the] heavens being on fire will be dissolved and

Revelation 1:15 V-RPM/P-GFS
GRK: ἐν καμίνῳ πεπυρωμένης καὶ ἡ
NAS: when it has been made to glow in a furnace,
KJV: as if they burned in
INT: in a furnace [they] glowed and the

Revelation 3:18 V-RPM/P-ANS
GRK: ἐμοῦ χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρὸς
NAS: from Me gold refined by fire
KJV: me gold tried in the fire,
INT: me gold purified by fire

Strong's Greek 4448
6 Occurrences

πεπυρωμένα — 1 Occ.
πεπυρωμένης — 1 Occ.
πεπυρωμένον — 1 Occ.
πυροῦμαι — 1 Occ.
πυρούμενοι — 1 Occ.
πυροῦσθαι — 1 Occ.