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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4451 - πύρωσις

Transliteration

pýrōsis

Phonetics

poo'-ro-sis

Origin

from (G4448)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TDNT

6:950,975

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

a burning
1. the burning by which metals are roasted and reduced
2. by a figure drawn from a refiners fire
  1. calamities or trials that test the character

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3564 ‑ כּוּר (koor); 7711 ‑ שִׁדָּפוֹן (shed‑ay‑faw', shid‑daw‑fone');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (3)

1 Peter 1

Revelation 2

BSB (3)

1 Peter 1

Revelation 2

CSB (3)

1 Peter 1

Revelation 2

ESV (3)

1 Peter 1

Revelation 2

KJV (3)

1 Peter 1

Revelation 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

1 Peter 2

Revelation 2

N95 (4)

1 Peter 2

Revelation 2

NAS (4)

1 Peter 2

Revelation 2

NLT (3)

1 Peter 2

Revelation 2

WEB (3)

1 Peter 1

Revelation 2

YLT (3)

1 Peter 1

Revelation 2

ASV (3)

burning 2

the fiery trial 1

BSB (3)

fiery 1

the fire that consumes 2

CSB (3)

burning 2

ordeal 1

ESV (3)

burning 2

fiery trial 1

KJV (3)

burning 2

trial 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (4)

burning 2

fiery 1

trial 1

N95 (4)

burning 2

fiery 1

ordeal 1

NAS (4)

burning 2

fiery 1

ordeal 1

NLT (3)

ascend 1

fiery 1

remains 1

WEB (3)

burning 2

the fiery trial 1

YLT (3)

burning 2

fiery suffering 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

ANT

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

BEZ

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

BGB

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

BMT

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

BYZ

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

ELZ

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

NA26

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

SBL

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

SCV

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

STV

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

TIS

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

TRG

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 2

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

πῠρ-ωσις, εως, ἡ, firing, burning, Thphr. HP 5.9.1 .

2. exposure to the action of fire, as in cooking, Arist. Pr. 928a24, Thphr. HP 7.7.2, Lap. 4,al.; ἡ ἐν τῷ ὑγρῷ π . boiling, Arist. Mete. 380b28; μαλακὴ π . Mnesith. ap. Ath. 8.357d .

3. proving by fire, LXX Proverbs 27:21; 1 Peter 4:12, Hsch.

4. cautery, Antyll. ap. Orib. 44.23.42 .

5. destruction by fire, γῆν πυρώσει ἀφανίζων J. AJ 1.11.4 .

II flame, Arist. Mete. 369b6 .

III metaph., burning desire, Sch. Ar. Pl. 975 . fever, S.E. P. 2.240: pl., feverish states, Hp. Loc.Hom. 27 .

2. inflammation, Epicur. Fr. 60; στομάχου Dsc. 2.124 .

Thayer's Expanded Definition

πύρωσις, πυρώσεως, ἡ (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 ((ἡ πύρωσις τῆς δοκιμασίας, 'Teaching etc. 16, 5 [ET])). (In the same and other senses by Aristotle, Theophrastus, Plutarch, others.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πύρωσις , -εως , ἡ

(< πυρόω ),

[in LXX: Proverbs 27:21 (H3564), Amos 4:9 (H7711) *;]

1. a burning: Revelation 18:9; Revelation 18:18.

2. a refining or trial by fire: metaph., 1 Peter 4:12.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

";Sapphira."; This proper name (Acts 5:1), which appears in various forms in the MSS., is probably derived from the Aramaic שַׁפִּירָא, ";beautiful,"; and should be accented on the penultimate, see Winer-Schmiedel Gr. p. 76.

List of Word Forms

πυρωσει πυρώσει πυρωσεως πυρώσεως πύρωσις πυρωτών purosei purōsei puroseos purōseōs pyrosei pyrōsei pyrṓsei pyroseos pyrōseōs pyrṓseos pyrṓseōs