Word Study · Strong's G4451 · Greek
πύρωσις
pyrosis
poo'-ro-sis
Strong's 1890 spelling: pýrōsis
“ignition, i.e. (specially), smelting (figuratively, conflagration, calamity as a test)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
ignition, i.e. (specially), smelting (figuratively, conflagration, calamity as a test)
Rendered in the KJV as
burning, trial.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- πυρώσεως2
- πυρώσει1
How it is rendered · 2
- burning2
- fire1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
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- N-GSF · 2
- N-DSF · 1
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Where this word lives
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Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 18:9πυρώσεωςpurōseōsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.here: burning
- Revelation 18:18πυρώσεωςpurōseōsnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularand cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.here: burning