What does καυτηριάζω · συνείδησις mean in the Bible?
καυτηριάζω · συνείδησις is a Greek phrase meaning "having their own conscience seared".
Greek · G2743, G4893
κεκαυστηριασμένων τὴν ἰδίαν συνείδησιν
To brand · conscience
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καυτηριάζω G2743 to brand
Pronunciation kautēriázō
To sear the conscience with guilt, rendering it insensitive to moral conviction; spiritual hardening through persistent sin.
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συνείδησις G4893 conscience
Pronunciation syneídēsis
Inner moral awareness that accuses or approves one's actions through self-judgment.
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What does κεκαυστηριασμένων τὴν ἰδίαν συνείδησιν (kekaustēriasmenōn tēn idian syneidēsin) mean in the Bible?
καυτηριάζω · συνείδησις is a Greek phrase meaning "having their own conscience seared".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. having their own conscience seared
Strong's G2743, G4893
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Source Gloss
having their own conscience seared
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
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
κεκαυστηριασμένων τὴν ἰδίαν συνείδησιν is built from this root:
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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