Greek · G4442, G2654 · unreviewed

πῦρ καταναλίσκον

"Fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning) · to consume utterly

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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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καταναλίσκω G2654 to consume utterly

Pronunciation katanalískō

Complete consumption or destruction, often by fire; emphasizes total exhaustion rather than partial use.

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What does πῦρ καταναλίσκον (pyr katanaliskon) mean in the Bible?

πῦρ · καταναλίσκω is a Greek word meaning "consuming fire".

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Meaning

consuming 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×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

participle 1

Tense

present 1

Voice

active 1

Mood

participle 1

NT Occurrences

Hebrews 12:29 καταναλίσκον present active participle participle

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)

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.

John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced 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 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

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

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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