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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φλόξG5395
Pronunciationphlóx
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 Ita blazing2×Revelation 1:14, Revelation 2:18
blazing2×2 Thessalonians 1:8, Revelation 19:12
[the] flames1×Acts 7:30
fire1×Luke 16:24
flames1×Hebrews 1:7
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 16:24φλογὶtofireNoun - Dative Feminine SingularActs 7:30φλογὶto[the] flamesNoun - Dative Feminine Singular2 Thessalonians 1:8φλογόςtoblazingNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularHebrews 1:7φλόγαtoflamesNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 1:14φλὸξtoa blazingNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularRevelation 2:18φλόγαtoa blazingNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRevelation 19:12φλὸξtoblazingNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 16:24
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Luke1Acts12 Thessalonians1Hebrews1Revelation3
Source forms
φλόγα2xphlogaHebrews 1:7, Revelation 2:18
φλογὶ2xphlogiLuke 16:24, Acts 7:30
φλὸξ2xphloxRevelation 1:14, Revelation 19:12
φλογός1xphlogos2 Thessalonians 1:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular2xHebrews 1:7, Revelation 2:18
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular2xLuke 16:24, Acts 7:30
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xRevelation 1:14, Revelation 19:12
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1x2 Thessalonians 1:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a blaze
Strong'sG5395
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a blaze
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 16:24Noun Dative Singular Feminine
φλογὶflogi
a flame
Read verseActs 7:30Noun Dative Singular Feminine
φλογὶflogi
a flame
Read verse2 Thessalonians 1:8Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
φλογός,flogov
a flame
Read verseHebrews 1:7Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
φλόγα·floga
a flame
Read verseRevelation 1:14Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
φλὸξflox
a flame
Read verseRevelation 2:18Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
φλόγαfloga
a flame
Read verseRevelation 19:12Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
φλὸξflox
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 patterns3Aligned forms7Case patternDative (3)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRev 1:14 · Rev 19:122×
Dative · Singular · FeminineLuke 16:24 · Acts 7:30 · 2 Thess 1:83×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 1:7 · Rev 2:182×
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