κατακαίω
katakaiō (G2618)
to burn
AI Word Study
The Greek verb katakaiō (Strong's number: G2618) is defined as "to burn". It falls under the semantic domain of "Light & Darkness", suggesting a connection to fire, flames, and their effect on objects. Katakaiō is used 12 times in the Bible, indicating a range of situations in which burning is a relevant action or state. The frequency of its use suggests an important aspect of ancient life, such as wildfires, furnaces, or cooking. The significance of katakaiō lies in its association with fire as an agent of change, transformation, or destruction. Its appearances in scripture likely convey a sense of intensity, purification, or elimination, depending on the context in which it is used.
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His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”
Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”
As therefore the darnel weeds are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of this age.
whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.
For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside of the camp.
The first sounded, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth. One third of the earth was burned up, and one third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.
The ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute, will make her desolate, will strip her naked, will eat her flesh, and will burn her utterly with fire.
Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.