What does πυῤῥάζω (pyrrházō) mean in the Bible?
πυῤῥάζω (pyrrházō): Describes a red or reddish coloring, especially of sky indicating weather conditions.
Greek · G4449
πυῤῥάζω
To redden (intransitively)
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πυῤῥάζω G4449
Pronunciation pyrrházō
What does πυῤῥάζω (pyrrházō) mean in the Bible?
πυῤῥάζω (pyrrházō): Describes a red or reddish coloring, especially of sky indicating weather conditions.
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How does the BSB render G4449?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is red (2).
Where does πυῤῥάζω (pyrrházō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
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 is red 2× Matthew 16:2, Matthew 16:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 16:2
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Matthew 2
Source forms
πυρράζει 2x pyrrazei Matthew 16:2, Matthew 16:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 16:2, Matthew 16:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Describes a red or reddish coloring, especially of sky indicating weather conditions.
Source Gloss
to redden (intransitively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Describes a red or reddish coloring, especially of sky indicating weather conditions.
(πυρρός), [in LXX, πυρρίζω: Lev.13:19, 42 ff. Lev.14:37 (אֲדַמְדָּם) * ;] to be fiery red: Mat.16:2-3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
πυρράζει purrazei
I am red
Read verse Matthew 16:3 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
πυρράζει purrazei
I am red
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
indicative 2
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
πυῤῥάζω is built from this root:
πυῤῥός G4450
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