What does κατακαίω (katakaíō) mean in the Bible?
κατακαίω (katakaíō) is a Greek word meaning "to burn".
Greek · G2618
κατακαίω
To burn
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κατακαίω G2618
Pronunciation katakaíō
What does κατακαίω (katakaíō) mean in the Bible?
κατακαίω (katakaíō) is a Greek word meaning "to burn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2618?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (2), He will burn up (2), [and] burned [them] (1), are burned (1), be burned (1).
Where does κατακαίω (katakaíō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (5), Matthew (3), 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (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 It - 2× Revelation 8:7
He will burn up 2× Matthew 3:12, Luke 3:17
[and] burned [them] 1× Acts 19:19
are burned 1× Hebrews 13:11
be burned 1× Matthew 13:30
burn 1× Revelation 17:16
burned 1× Matthew 13:40
is burned up 1× 1 Corinthians 3:15
she will be consumed 1× Revelation 18:8
was burned up 1× Revelation 8:7
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:12 κατακαύσει to He will burn up Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 13:30 κατακαῦσαι to be burned Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Matthew 13:40 κατακαίεται to burned Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 3:17 κατακαύσει to He will burn up Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 19:19 κατέκαιον to [and] burned [them] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 3:15 κατακαήσεται to is burned up Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 13:11 κατακαίεται to are burned Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη to was burned up Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη to - Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη to - Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:12
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 6
Matthew 3 Luke 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 Hebrews 1 Revelation 5
Source forms
κατεκάη 3x katekaē Revelation 8:7
κατακαίεται 2x katakaietai Matthew 13:40, Hebrews 13:11
κατακαύσει 2x katakausei Matthew 3:12, Luke 3:17
κατακαήσεται 1x katakaēsetai 1 Corinthians 3:15
κατακαυθήσεται 1x katakauthēsetai Revelation 18:8
κατακαῦσαι 1x katakausai Matthew 13:30
κατακαύσουσιν 1x katakausousin Revelation 17:16
κατέκαιον 1x katekaion Acts 19:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 3x Revelation 8:7
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 3:12, Luke 3:17
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 3:15, Revelation 18:8
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 13:40, Hebrews 13:11
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Matthew 13:30
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Revelation 17:16
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 19:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to burn
Strong's G2618
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 12 times Word forms 2 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to burn
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
12 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:12 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
κατακαύσει katakausei
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Matthew 13:30 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
κατακαῦσαι katakausai
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Matthew 13:40 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
κατακαίεται, katakaietai
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Luke 3:17 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
κατακαύσει katakausei
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Acts 19:19 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
κατέκαιον katekaion
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:15 Verb Third Person Singular Second Future Passive Indicative
κατακαήσεται, katakahsetai
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Hebrews 13:11 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
κατακαίεται katakaietai
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse 2 Peter 3:10 Verb Third Person Singular Second Future Passive Indicative
κατακαήσεται. katakahsetai
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Revelation 8:7 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
κατεκάη, katekah
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Revelation 8:7 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Passive Indicative
κατεκάη. katekah
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Revelation 17:16 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
κατακαύσουσιν katakausousin
I burn up, consume entirely
Read verse Revelation 18:8 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
κατακαυθήσεται, katakauqhsetai
I burn up, consume entirely
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Aorist, Future, Imperfect, Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Aorist Passive Rev 8:7 3×
Future Active Matt 3:12 · Luke 3:17 · Rev 17:16 3×
Future Passive 1 Cor 3:15 · Rev 18:8 2×
Imperfect Active Acts 19:19 1×
Present Passive Heb 13:11 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Matt 13:30 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 5 aorist 4 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
passive 6 active 5
Mood
indicative 10 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:12 κατακαύσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:30 κατακαῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 3:17 κατακαύσει future active indicative prospective Acts 19:19 κατέκαιον imperfect active indicative background 1 Corinthians 3:15 κατακαήσεται future passive indicative prospective Hebrews 13:11 κατακαίεται present passive indicative ongoing Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 17:16 κατακαύσουσιν future active indicative prospective Revelation 18:8 κατακαυθήσεται future passive indicative prospective
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
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain