Greek · G440, G4442

ἄνθρακας πυρὸς

A live coal · "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)

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ἄνθραξ G440 a live coal

Pronunciation ánthrax

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πῦρ G4442 "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)

Pronunciation pŷr

Fire as divine judgment and purification—literal destruction or testing that refines faith and character.

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What does ἄνθρακας πυρὸς (anthrakas pyros) mean in the Bible?

ἄνθραξ · πῦρ is a Greek phrase meaning "a live coal".

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What does ἄνθραξ · πῦρ mean in the Bible?

ἄνθραξ · πῦρ is a Greek phrase meaning "a live coal".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G440, G4442?

G440, G4442 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. a live coal

Strong's G440, G4442

Lexical occurrences 1 verse Word forms 1 form 1 reference

Source Gloss

a live coal

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Rom 12:20 1×

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