What does καύσων (kaúsōn) mean in the Bible?
καύσων (kaúsōn): Scorching heat or hot east wind (sirocco); symbolizes destructive transience in NT judgment contexts.
Greek · G2742
καύσων
A glare
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καύσωνG2742
Pronunciationkaúsōn
What does καύσων (kaúsōn) mean in the Bible?
καύσων (kaúsōn): Scorching heat or hot east wind (sirocco); symbolizes destructive transience in NT judgment contexts.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2742?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include scorching heat (2), hot (1).
Where does καύσων (kaúsōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 20:12. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1), Luke (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 Itscorching heat2×Matthew 20:12, James 1:11
hot1×Luke 12:55
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 20:12
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Luke1James1
Source forms
Καύσων1xKausōnLuke 12:55
καύσωνα1xkausōnaMatthew 20:12
καύσωνι1xkausōniJames 1:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 20:12
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xJames 1:11
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 12:55
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Scorching heat or hot east wind (sirocco); symbolizes destructive transience in NT judgment contexts.
Strong'sG2742
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 12:55Source Gloss
a glare
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 20:12Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
καύσωνα.kauswna
a scorching heat, hot wind
Read verseLuke 12:55Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Καύσωνkauswn
a scorching heat, hot wind
Read verseJames 1:11Noun Dative Singular Masculine
καύσωνι,kauswni
a scorching heat, hot wind
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 12:551×
Dative · Singular · MasculineJas 1:111×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 20:121×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A hot easterly wind observed as a weather phenomenon
Showing 1 selected witness from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
καύσων is built from this root: