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καίω

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Gloss: to kindle/burn

Transliteration: kaiō

Strong’s: G2545

καίω
[in LXX for בָּעַר, יָקַד, שָׂרַף, etc. ;]
__1. to kindle, light: with accusative, λύχνον, Mat.5:15; pass., to be lighted, to burn: ptcp., Luk.12:35, Rev.4:5 8:10 19:20; πυρί Heb.12:18, Rev.8:8 21:8; metaphorically, Luk.24:32, Jhn.5:35.
__2. to burn, destroy by fire: pass., Jhn.15:6, 1Co.13:3.†
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