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πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον

"Fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning) · perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)

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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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αἰώνιος G166 perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well)
Pronunciation aiṓnios
Eternal quality without end; applied to punishment, life, and God's attributes in eschatological contexts.
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What does πῦρ τὸ αἰώνιον (pyr to aiōnion) mean in the Bible?

πῦρ · αἰώνιος is a Greek word meaning "eternal fire".

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Meaning

eternal fire
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 9:48 · 1 Cor 3:13 · Heb 12:29 · Jas 3:5 · Jas 3:6 · Jas 5:3 · Rev 8:7 · Rev 9:17 · Rev 11:5 · Rev 20:9 10×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:22 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 18:9 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 7:30 · Rom 12:20 · 1 Cor 3:15 · 2 Thess 1:8 · Heb 1:7 · Heb 10:27 · Heb 11:34 · 1 Pet 1:7 · Jude 1:7 · Jude 1:23 · Rev 1:14 29×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:12 · Matt 13:40 · Mark 9:49 · Luke 3:16 · Luke 3:17 · 1 Cor 3:13 · Heb 12:18 · 2 Pet 3:7 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 14:10 · Rev 15:2 · Rev 16:8 · Rev 17:16 · Rev 18:8 · Rev 21:8 16×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 3:10 · Matt 7:19 · Matt 17:15 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 25:41 · Mark 9:22 · Mark 9:43 · Luke 3:9 · Luke 9:54 · Luke 12:49 · Luke 17:29 · Luke 22:55 · John 15:6 · Acts 2:19 · Acts 28:5 · Rev 13:13 16×
71 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 12 — The Anointed King, the Lifted-Up Son of Man, and the Hour of Glory John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship Luke 10 — The Kingdom Mission Expanded, Mercy Defined, and the Better Portion Chosen Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 6 — Dead to Sin and Alive to God in Christ Jesus

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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