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πῦρ
pŷr · Greek · Strong's G4442 · 71 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “fire”
What it means
"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
a primary word;
How the KJV renders it
fiery, fire
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“fire”
“fiery”
Answers that weigh this word
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
Where it appears
71 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:13 · N-DSN
each man’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man’s work is.
1 Corinthians 3:15 · N-GSN
If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.
1 Peter 1:7 · N-GSN
that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
2 Peter 3:7 · N-DSN
But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 · N-DSN
punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,
Acts 2:3 · N-GSN
Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.
Acts 2:19 N-ASNActs 7:30 N-GSNActs 28:5 N-ASNHebrews 1:7 N-GSNHebrews 10:27 N-GSNHebrews 11:34 N-GSNHebrews 12:18 N-DSNHebrews 12:29 N-NSNJames 3:5 N-NSNJames 3:6 N-NSNJames 5:3 N-ASNJohn 15:6 N-ASNJude 1:7 N-GSNJude 1:23 N-GSNLuke 3:9 N-ASNLuke 3:16 N-DSNLuke 3:17 N-DSNLuke 9:54 N-ASNLuke 12:49 N-ASNLuke 17:29 N-ASNLuke 22:55 N-ASNMatthew 3:10 N-ASNMatthew 3:11 N-DSNMatthew 3:12 N-DSNMatthew 5:22 N-GSNMatthew 7:19 N-ASNMatthew 13:40 N-DSNMatthew 13:42 N-GSNMatthew 13:50 N-GSNMatthew 17:15 N-ASNMatthew 18:8 N-ASNMatthew 18:9 N-GSNMatthew 25:41 N-ASNMark 9:22 N-ASNMark 9:43 N-ASNMark 9:48 N-NSNMark 9:49 N-DSNRevelation 1:14 N-GSNRevelation 2:18 N-GSNRevelation 3:18 N-GSNRevelation 4:5 N-GSNRevelation 8:5 N-GSNRevelation 8:7 N-NSNRevelation 8:8 N-DSNRevelation 9:17 N-NSNRevelation 9:18 N-GSNRevelation 10:1 N-GSNRevelation 11:5 N-NSNRevelation 13:13 N-ASNRevelation 14:10 N-DSNRevelation 14:18 N-GSNRevelation 15:2 N-DSNRevelation 16:8 N-DSNRevelation 17:16 N-DSN
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.