4451. purósis
Strong's Concordance
purósis: a burning, hence a refining
Original Word: πύρωσις, εως, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: purósis
Phonetic Spelling: (poo'-ro-sis)
Definition: a burning, a refining
Usage: a burning, trial, fiery test.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from puroó
Definition
a burning, hence a refining
NASB Translation
burning (2), fiery ordeal (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4451: πύρωσις

πύρωσις, πυρώσεως, (πυρόω), a burning: Revelation 18:9, 18; the burning by which metals are roasted or reduced; by a figure drawn from the refiner's fire (on which cf. Proverbs 27:21), calamities or trials that test character: 1 Peter 4:12 (Tertullian adv. Gnost. 12 ne expavescatis ustionem, quae agitur in vobis in tentationem), cf. 1 Peter 1:7 (( πύρωσις τῆς δοκιμασίας, 'Teaching etc. 16, 5 [ET])). (In the same and other senses by Aristotle, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
burning, trial.

From puroo; ignition, i.e. (specially), smelting (figuratively, conflagration, calamity as a test) -- burning, trial.

see GREEK puroo

Forms and Transliterations
πυρωσει πυρώσει πυρωσεως πυρώσεως πύρωσις πυρωτών purosei purōsei puroseos purōseōs pyrosei pyrōsei pyrṓsei pyroseos pyrōseōs pyrṓseos pyrṓseōs
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Peter 4:12 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν ὑμῖν πυρώσει πρὸς πειρασμὸν
NAS: do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among
KJV: concerning the fiery trial which
INT: among you fire for trial

Revelation 18:9 N-GFS
GRK: καπνὸν τῆς πυρώσεως αὐτῆς
NAS: they see the smoke of her burning,
KJV: the smoke of her burning,
INT: smoke of the burning of her

Revelation 18:18 N-GFS
GRK: καπνὸν τῆς πυρώσεως αὐτῆς λέγοντες
NAS: the smoke of her burning, saying,
KJV: the smoke of her burning, saying, What
INT: smoke of the burning of her saying

Strong's Greek 4451
3 Occurrences


πυρώσει — 1 Occ.
πυρώσεως — 2 Occ.









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