Greek Word Study
καίω
kaíō
G2545
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G2545
KJV Translations
burnlight
Derivation / Root
apparently a primary verb;
Definition of kaíō
καίω (kaíō) — to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume
Word Origin
This word comes apparently a primary verb;
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word καίω (kaíō) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from καίω.
ἐκκαίω
ekkaíō
G1572
to inflame deeply
κάμινος
káminos
G2575
a furnace
κατακαίω
katakaíō
G2618
to burn down (to the ground), i.e. consume wholly
καῦμα
kaûma
G2738
properly, a burn (concretely), but used (abstractly) of a glow
καῦσις
kaûsis
G2740
burning (the act)
καυτηριάζω
kautēriázō
G2743
to brand ("cauterize"), i.e. (by implication) to render unsensitive (figuratively)
ὁλοκαύτωμα
holokaútōma
G3646
a wholly-consumed sacrifice ("holocaust")
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