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καίω

To kindle/burn

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καίω G2545
Pronunciation kaíō

What does καίω (kaíō) mean in the Bible?

καίω (kaíō) is a Greek word meaning "to kindle/burn". καίω [in LXX for בָּעַר, יָקַד, שָׂרַף, etc.

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Meaning

to kindle/burn
Extended definition

Denotes igniting or consuming fire; used metaphorically for inner spiritual awakening or emotional burning.

1to kindle, light: with accusative, λύχνον, Mat.5:15; pass., to be lighted, to burn: ptcp., Luk.12:35, Rev.4:5 8:10 19:20; πυρί Heb.12:18, Rev.8:8 21:8; metaphorically, Luk.24:32, Jhn.5:35.
2to burn, destroy by fire: pass., Jhn.15:6, 1Co.13:3.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Future Perfect
Voices
Passive Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Passive Matt 13:40 · John 15:6 2×
Present Active Matt 5:15 1×
Future Passive 1 Cor 13:3 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 9×
Present Passive John 5:35 · Rev 8:10 · Luke 12:35 · Luke 24:32 · Rev 4:5 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 19:20 · Rev 21:8 8×
Perfect Passive Heb 12:18 1×
13 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 3 prospective 1 participle 8
Tense
present 10 future 1 perfect 1
Voice
passive 11 active 1
Mood
participle 8 indicative 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:15 καίουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:40 καίεται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 12:35 καιόμενοι present passive participle participle John 5:35 καιόμενος present passive participle participle John 15:6 καίεται present passive indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 13:3 καυθήσομαι future passive indicative prospective Hebrews 12:18 κεκαυμένῳ perfect passive participle participle Revelation 4:5 καιόμεναι present passive participle participle Revelation 8:10 καιόμενος present passive participle participle Revelation 8:8 καιόμενον present passive participle participle Revelation 19:20 καιομένης present passive participle participle Revelation 21:8 καιομένῃ present passive participle participle

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)

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Luke 12:35–40 καίοντες kaíō
Burning
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

λύχνος · καίω G3088, G2545
lamps burning
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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