Word Study · Strong's G4445 · Greek

πυρέσσω

pyresso

poo-res'-so

Strong's 1890 spelling: pyréssō

“to be on fire, i.e. (specially), to have a fever”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to be on fire, i.e. (specially), to have a fever

Rendered in the KJV as

be sick of a fever.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

πυρέσσουσα,1
πυρέσσουσαν1

How it is rendered · 2

fevering1
fevering,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-PAP-ASF · 1
V-PAP-NSF · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 2 · 50%
Mark1 of 2 · 50%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 8:14πυρέσσουσανpuressousanverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.here: fevering

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 1:30πυρέσσουσα,puressousaverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · feminine singularSimon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.here: fevering,

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