What does φλόξ (phlóx) mean in the Bible?
φλόξ (phlóx) is a Greek word meaning "a blaze".
Greek · G5395
φλόξ
A blaze
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φλόξ G5395
Pronunciation phlóx
What does φλόξ (phlóx) mean in the Bible?
φλόξ (phlóx) is a Greek word meaning "a blaze".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5395?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a blazing (2), blazing (2), [the] flames (1), fire (1), flames (1).
Where does φλόξ (phlóx) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3), 2 Thessalonians (1), Acts (1), Hebrews (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 a blazing 2× Revelation 1:14, Revelation 2:18
blazing 2× 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Revelation 19:12
[the] flames 1× Acts 7:30
fire 1× Luke 16:24
flames 1× Hebrews 1:7
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 16:24 φλογὶ to fire Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Acts 7:30 φλογὶ to [the] flames Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 2 Thessalonians 1:8 φλογός to blazing Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Hebrews 1:7 φλόγα to flames Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 1:14 φλὸξ to a blazing Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Revelation 2:18 φλόγα to a blazing Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 19:12 φλὸξ to blazing Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 16:24
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Luke 1 Acts 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 1 Revelation 3
Source forms
φλόγα 2x phloga Hebrews 1:7, Revelation 2:18
φλογὶ 2x phlogi Luke 16:24, Acts 7:30
φλὸξ 2x phlox Revelation 1:14, Revelation 19:12
φλογός 1x phlogos 2 Thessalonians 1:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Hebrews 1:7, Revelation 2:18
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 2x Luke 16:24, Acts 7:30
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Revelation 1:14, Revelation 19:12
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x 2 Thessalonians 1:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a blaze
Strong's G5395
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a blaze
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:24 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
φλογὶ flogi
a flame
Read verse Acts 7:30 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
φλογὶ flogi
a flame
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 1:8 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
φλογός, flogov
a flame
Read verse Hebrews 1:7 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
φλόγα· floga
a flame
Read verse Revelation 1:14 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
φλὸξ flox
a flame
Read verse Revelation 2:18 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
φλόγα floga
a flame
Read verse Revelation 19:12 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
φλὸξ flox
a flame
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Dative (3) Number pattern Singular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 1:14 · Rev 19:12 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 16:24 · Acts 7:30 · 2 Thess 1:8 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 1:7 · Rev 2:18 2×
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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