What does ἐμπρήθω (emprḗthō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπρήθω (emprḗthō) is a Greek word meaning "to burn".
Greek · G1714
ἐμπρήθω
To burn
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ἐμπρήθωG1714
Pronunciationemprḗthō
What does ἐμπρήθω (emprḗthō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπρήθω (emprḗthō) is a Greek word meaning "to burn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1714?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include burn (1).
Where does ἐμπρήθω (emprḗthō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 22:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itburn1×Matthew 22:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 22:7
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Matthew1
Source forms
ἐνέπρησεν1xeneprēsenMatthew 22:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 22:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to burn
Source Gloss
to burn
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 22:7Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνέπρησε.eneprhsen
I burn, set on fire, suffer inflammation
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐμπρήθω is built from this root: