Greek · Strong’s G2545
καίω
kaíō
to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume
Derivation:
apparently a primary verb;
12
Times used
0
Old Testament
12
New Testament
Verses
Words derived from it
- G2618κατακαίω katakaíōto burn down (to the ground), i.e. consume wholly
- G2575κάμινος káminosa furnace
- G3646ὁλοκαύτωμα holokaútōmaa wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")
- G2738καῦμα kaûmaproperly, a burn (concretely), but used (abstractly) of a glow
- G2740καῦσις kaûsisburning (the act)
- G2743καυτηριάζω kautēriázōto brand ("cauterize"), i.e. (by implication) to render unsensitive (figuratively)
- G1572ἐκκαίω ekkaíōto inflame deeply
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.