Strong's Lexicon asbestos: Unquenchable, inextinguishable Original Word: ἄσβεστος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek prefix "α-" (a-, meaning "not") and "σβέννυμι" (sbennymi, meaning "to quench" or "to extinguish"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "asbestos," the concept of unquenchable fire is echoed in the Hebrew Bible, such as in Isaiah 66:24, where the fire that "shall not be quenched" is mentioned. Usage: The Greek word "asbestos" is used to describe something that cannot be extinguished or put out. In the New Testament, it is often used metaphorically to describe eternal fire or judgment, emphasizing the perpetual and unending nature of divine retribution. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the concept of something being "unquenchable" was often associated with fire, which was a common symbol for destruction and purification. The term "asbestos" would have conveyed a sense of something that is enduring and unstoppable, much like the fires used in sacrificial rituals or as a metaphor for divine judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sbestos (quenched, extinguished) Definition unquenched, unquenchable NASB Translation unquenchable (3). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 762: ἄσβεστοςἄσβεστος, ἄσβεστον (σβέννυμι), unquenched (Ovid,inexstinctus), unquenchable (Vulg.inexstinguibilis): πῦρ, Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17; Mark 9:43, and R G L brackets in 45. (Often in Homer; πῦρ ἄσβεστος of the perpetual fire of Vesta, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 1, 76; (of the fire on the altar, Philo de ebriet. § 34 (Mang. i. 378); de vict. off. § 5 (Mang. 2:254); of the fire of the magi, Strabo 15 (3) 15; see also Plutarch, symp. 50:7, probl. 4; Aelian nat. an. 5, 3; cf. Heinichen on Eusebius, h. e. 6, 41, 15).) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance unquenchable. From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of sbennumi; not extinguished, i.e. (by implication) perpetual -- not to be quenched, unquenchable. see GREEK a see GREEK sbennumi Forms and Transliterations ασβεστον άσβεστον ἄσβεστον ασβεστω ασβέστω ἀσβέστῳ ασβόλην asbesto asbestō asbéstoi asbéstōi asbeston ásbestonLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 3:12 Adj-DNSGRK: κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ NAS: up the chaff with unquenchable fire. KJV: the chaff with unquenchable fire. INT: he will burn up with fire unquenchable Mark 9:43 Adj-ANS Mark 9:45 Adj-ANS Luke 3:17 Adj-DNS Strong's Greek 762 |
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