What does καυματίζω (kaumatízō) mean in the Bible?
καυματίζω (kaumatízō) is a Greek word meaning "to burn".
Greek · G2739
καυματίζω
To burn
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καυματίζω G2739
Pronunciation kaumatízō
What does καυματίζω (kaumatízō) mean in the Bible?
καυματίζω (kaumatízō) is a Greek word meaning "to burn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2739?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the seedlings] were scorched (2), to scorch (1), were scorched (1).
Where does καυματίζω (kaumatízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), Mark (1), 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 It [the seedlings] were scorched 2× Matthew 13:6, Mark 4:6
to scorch 1× Revelation 16:8
were scorched 1× Revelation 16:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:6 ἐκαυματίσθη to [the seedlings] were scorched Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Mark 4:6 ἐκαυματίσθη to [the seedlings] were scorched Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 16:8 καυματίσαι to to scorch Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Revelation 16:9 ἐκαυματίσθησαν to were scorched Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ἐκαυματίσθη 2x ekaumatisthē Matthew 13:6, Mark 4:6
ἐκαυματίσθησαν 1x ekaumatisthēsan Revelation 16:9
καυματίσαι 1x kaumatisai Revelation 16:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 13:6, Mark 4:6
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Revelation 16:9
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Revelation 16:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to burn
Strong's G2739
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 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.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐκαυματίσθη, ekaumatisqh
I burn, scorch
Read verse Mark 4:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐκαυματίσθη, ekaumatisqh
I burn, scorch
Read verse Revelation 16:8 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
καυματίσαι kaumatisai
I burn, scorch
Read verse Revelation 16:9 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐκαυματίσθησαν ekaumatisqhsan
I burn, scorch
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 4 Tenses Aorist 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 3×
Aorist Passive Matt 13:6 · Mark 4:6 · Rev 16:9 3×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Rev 16:8 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4
Voice
passive 3 active 1
Mood
indicative 3 infinitive 1
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
καυματίζω is built from this root:
καῦμα G2738
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