5395. phlox
Strong's Lexicon
phlox: Flame, blaze

Original Word: φλόξ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: phlox
Pronunciation: flocks
Phonetic Spelling: (flox)
Definition: Flame, blaze
Meaning: a flame.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb φλέγω (phlegō), meaning "to burn" or "to blaze."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H784 (אֵשׁ, 'esh): Fire

- H3852 (לַהַב, lahab): Flame

Usage: The Greek word "phlox" refers to a flame or blaze, often used metaphorically to describe something that is consuming, purifying, or indicative of divine presence or judgment. In the New Testament, it is used to convey the intensity and purity of God's actions or presence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, fire was a symbol of both destruction and purification. It was associated with the divine, often seen as a means through which gods communicated with humans or enacted judgment. In the Jewish tradition, fire was similarly symbolic, representing God's holiness and presence, as seen in the burning bush (Exodus 3:2) and the pillar of fire that guided the Israelites (Exodus 13:21).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from phlegó (to burn)
Definition
a flame
NASB Translation
flame (6), flaming (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5395: φλόξ

φλόξ, genitive φλογός, (φλέγω (to burn; cf. Latin 'flagro', etc.)), from Homer down, the Sept. for לַהַב and לֶהָבָה, a flame: Luke 16:24; on the phrases φλόξ πυρός and πῦρ φλογός see πῦρ, p. 558{a}.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
flame

From a primary phlego (to "flash" or "flame"); a blaze -- flame(-ing).

Forms and Transliterations
φλογα φλόγα φλόγες φλογής φλογι φλογί φλογὶ φλογος φλογός φλοξ φλὸξ phloga phlóga phlogi phlogì phlogos phlogós phlox phlòx
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 16:24 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ
NAS: for I am in agony in this flame.'
KJV: in this flame.
INT: in the flame this

Acts 7:30 N-DFS
GRK: ἄγγελος ἐν φλογὶ πυρὸς βάτου
NAS: Sinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING
KJV: in a flame of fire
INT: an angel in a flame of fire of a bush

2 Thessalonians 1:8 N-GFS
GRK: ἐν πυρὶ φλογός διδόντος ἐκδίκησιν
KJV: In flaming fire taking
INT: in a fire of flame awarding vengenace

Hebrews 1:7 N-AFS
GRK: αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα
NAS: AND HIS MINISTERS A FLAME OF FIRE.
KJV: his ministers a flame of fire.
INT: of him of fire a flame

Revelation 1:14 N-NFS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρός
NAS: were like a flame of fire.
KJV: eyes [were] as a flame of fire;
INT: of him as a flame of fire

Revelation 2:18 N-NFS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ὡς φλόγα πυρός καὶ
NAS: like a flame of fire,
KJV: eyes like unto a flame of fire, and
INT: of him as a flame of fire and

Revelation 19:12 N-NFS
GRK: αὐτοῦ ὡς φλὸξ πυρός καὶ
NAS: His eyes [are] a flame of fire,
KJV: eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and
INT: of him as a flame of fire and

Strong's Greek 5395
7 Occurrences


φλόγα — 2 Occ.
φλογὶ — 2 Occ.
φλογός — 1 Occ.
φλὸξ — 2 Occ.

















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