Quick Definition
πυρόω v. I burn, am purified by fire
Strong's Definition
from 4442; to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
KJV Usage: burn, fiery, be on fire, try
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | ἀναζωπυρέω · πῦρ · πυρά · πυρέσσω · πυρετός · πύρινος · πυρράζω · πυρρός · πύρωσις
79.72 · Features of Objects · Hot, Lukewarm, Cold
to heat, to make fiery hot to cause to be hot, as of fire
14.63 · (πυρόομαι[a]) · Physical Events and States · Burning
to burn, burning, to be on fire the process of burning In a number of languages important distinctions are made in the use of terms for burning. For example, the burning of a substance for light, as in the case of a lamp or candle, may be indicated by a term quite different from an expression indicating the destruction or burning up of something. Similarly, the burning of wood for cooking may require still another term. The extent or size of the fire involved may also require some distinctions in terms for burning.
In a number of languages it is extremely difficult to indicate burning as means simply by a phrase such as ‘by burning.’ Normally, burning can only be referred to by means of an expression referring to fire. Accordingly, 2PE 3:12 may be rendered as ‘a great fire will destroy the sky and will cause the elements to melt’; likewise, in ACT 28:2 one may translate ‘in the end a great fire will destroy the earth.’
25.229 · (πυρόομαι[b]) · Attitudes and Emotions · Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace
to be greatly worried, to be very distressed, to be worried and distressed (a figurative extension of meaning of πυρόω[b] ‘to burn,’ 14.63) to be upset, with great concern and anxiety
25.31 · (πυρόομαι[c]) · Attitudes and Emotions · Desire Strongly
to burn with passion, to be sexually aroused to experience intense sexual desire
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πυρόω: Pass., pres. mupoduar; pf. ptep. πεπυρωμένος ; (rip); fr. Aeschyl. and Pind. down; to burn with fire, to set on fire, to kindle; in the N. T. it is used only in the pass. a. to be on fire, to burn: prop. 2 Pet. iii. 12; trop. of the heat of the passions: of grief, 2 Co. xi. 29 [Eng. Versions burn (often understood of indignation, but cf. Meyer); W. 153 (145)]; of anger, with τοῖς θυμοῖς added, i. 4. to be incensed, indignant, 2 Mace. iv. 38; x. 35; xiv. 45; to be inflamed with se xual desire, 1 Co. vii. 9. b. pf. ptep. πεπυρωμέvos, made to glow [R. V. refined]: Rev. i. 15 [(ef. B. 80 (69) n.)]; full of fire; fiery, ignited: τὰ βέλη τὰ πεπ. darts filled with inflammable substances and set on fire, Eph. vi. 16 (Apollod. bibl. 2, 5, 2 § 3); melted by fire and purged of dross: χρυσίον πεπυρ. ἐκ πυρός, [refined by fire], Rev. iii. 18 (so πυρόω in the Sept. for \1¥; as τὸ ἀργύριον, Job xxii. 25; Zech. xiii. 9; Ps. xi. (xii.) 7; Ixy. (Ixvi.) 10).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πυρόω pyroō 6x
to set on fire, burn; pass. to be kindled, be on fire, burn, flame, Eph. 6:16; 2 Pet. 3:12; Rev. 1:15; met. to fire with distressful feelings, 2 Cor. 11:29; of lust, to be inflamed, burn, 1 Cor. 7:9; to be tried with fire, as metals, Rev. 3:18*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πυρόω, -ῶ
(< πῦρ), [in LXX chiefly for צרף;]
to set on fire, burn up. In NT always pass., to be set on fire, to burn: Eph 6:16, II Pe 3:12; ptcp., glowing, Re 1:15. Metaph., of grief or indignation, II Co 11:29; of lust, I Co 7:9.
Of metals (cf. Jb 22:25, Ps 11 (12):7, Za 13:9), to be refined or purified by fire: Re 3:18 (and so in RV, Re 1:15, but v. supr.).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πυρόω, “‘burn with fire,’ occurs in a Jewish-Greek sepulch: inscr. from Tell el Yehudieh, ZV7W xxii. (1923), p. 2 No. 18° πατὴρ kal μήτηρ οἱ πυρώμενοι ἐννεαέτην, whe Lietzmann thinks the reference is to ‘‘ burning” the de body, and not to the parents’ ‘‘ burning with grief’’ ( 2 Cor 1139). In the same list of inscrr. we find No. 2 τρεῖς ὧδε π]άρεσμεν, ὁ ἀνὴρ Kal [ἡ θυγάτηρ Kal [π]επύρωκαν ἐγώ.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πυρόω (puroō) — to burn. πῠρόω, (πῦρ) burn with fire, burn up, τὰς Ἀθήνας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; burn as a burnt sacrifice, ὀσφῦν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; burn on a pyre, ἣν πεπύρωκαν (sic) ἐγώ [Refs]; π. Κύκλωπος ὄψιν burn out his eye, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, παῖδα πυρωσαμένη having placed my son on the pyre, [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, to be set on fire, to be burnt, πυρωθέντων Τρώων [Refs 5th c.BC+] __b π. τὴν γεῦσιν, τὴν γλῶσσαν, seem hot to the taste or tongue, [Refs 1st c.AD+] __c ἡ ζεστολουσία.. πυροῦσα τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν reddening or warming up the surface, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
2. metaphorically, set on fire, inflame, Ἔρως σὺ δ᾽ εὐθέως με πύρωσον [Refs]:—passive, to be inflamed or excited, παραγγέλμασιν.. πυρωθεὶς καρδίαν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τινι by a person (with love), [NT+1st c.AD+]
II. absolutely, produce fire, [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to become fire, to be ignited, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. treat with fire: roast, grill, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; bake, πλίνθους [Refs 4th c.BC+]; warm on the fire, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; melt, [ἀργυρώματα] [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; make red hot, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; fumigate, δῶμα θεείῳ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; cauterize, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.2. passive, to be affected by fire, ὁ χρυσὸς οὐ πυροῦται [Refs]
III.3. of gold, to be proved or tested by fire, χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός [NT]: metaphorically, proved by fire, approved, [LXX+1st c.AD+]
III.4. to be affected by heart-burn, [Refs 1st c.AD+]