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κατακαίω

To burn

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κατακαίω G2618
Pronunciation katakaíō

What does κατακαίω (katakaíō) mean in the Bible?

κατακαίω (katakaíō) is a Greek word meaning "to burn". κατα-καίω [in LXX chiefly for שָׂרַף; in Exo.

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Meaning

to burn
Extended definition

to burn up, burn completely: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:30 Act.19:19; pass., 1Co.3:15, Heb.13:11, 2Pe.3:10, Rev.8:7; before πυρί Mat.3:12 13:40, Luk.3:17 (cf. Exo.29:14, al.); ἐν πυρί (Deu.9:21, al.): Rev.17:16 18:8.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Future Imperfect Present
Voices
Passive Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Aorist Passive Rev 8:7 3×
Future Active Matt 3:12 · Luke 3:17 · Rev 17:16 3×
Future Passive 1 Cor 3:15 · Rev 18:8 2×
Imperfect Active Acts 19:19 1×
Present Passive Heb 13:11 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Matt 13:30 1×
11 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 3 ongoing 1 prospective 5 background 1 infinitive 1
Tense
future 5 aorist 4 imperfect 1 present 1
Voice
passive 6 active 5
Mood
indicative 10 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:12 κατακαύσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:30 κατακαῦσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 3:17 κατακαύσει future active indicative prospective Acts 19:19 κατέκαιον imperfect active indicative background 1 Corinthians 3:15 κατακαήσεται future passive indicative prospective Hebrews 13:11 κατακαίεται present passive indicative ongoing Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 8:7 κατεκάη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 17:16 κατακαύσουσιν future active indicative prospective Revelation 18:8 κατακαυθήσεται future passive indicative prospective

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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