What does πῦρ · ἄσβεστος mean in the Bible?
πῦρ · ἄσβεστος is a Greek phrase meaning "unquenchable fire".
Greek · G4442, G762
πῦρ τὸ ἄσβεστον
"Fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning) · unquenchable
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πῦρG4442"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
Pronunciationpŷr
Fire as divine judgment and purification—literal destruction or testing that refines faith and character.
Open lexicon entry →ἄσβεστοςG762unquenchable
Pronunciationásbestos
Fire that cannot be extinguished; emphasizes permanence and destructive inevitability in eschatological judgment contexts.
Open lexicon entry →What does πῦρ τὸ ἄσβεστον (pyr to asbeston) mean in the Bible?
πῦρ · ἄσβεστος is a Greek phrase meaning "unquenchable fire".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4442, G762?
G4442, G762 is connected to 71 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. unquenchable fire
Source Gloss
unquenchable fire
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms71Case patternGenitive (29)Number patternSingular (71)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMark 9:48 · 1 Cor 3:13 · Heb 12:29 · Jas 3:5 · Jas 3:6 · Jas 5:3 · Rev 8:7 · Rev 9:17 · Rev 11:5 · Rev 20:910×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:22 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 18:9 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 7:30 · Rom 12:20 · 1 Cor 3:15 · 2 Thess 1:8 · Heb 1:7 · Heb 10:27 · Heb 11:34 · 1 Pet 1:7 · Jude 1:7 · Jude 1:23 · Rev 1:1429×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 3:11 · Matt 3:12 · Matt 13:40 · Mark 9:49 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 3:17 · 1 Cor 3:13 · Heb 12:18 · 2 Pet 3:7 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 14:10 · Rev 15:2 · Rev 16:8 · Rev 17:16 · Rev 18:8 · Rev 21:816×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 3:10 · Matt 7:19 · Matt 17:15 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 25:41 · Mark 9:22 · Mark 9:43 · Luke 3:9 · Luke 9:54 · Luke 12:49 · Luke 17:29 · Luke 22:55 · John 15:6 · Acts 2:19 · Acts 28:5 · Rev 13:1316×
Word Origins
πῦρ τὸ ἄσβεστον is a primary word - no further derivation.