φλογίζω
phlogizō · set on fire
Greek word · Strong’s number G5394 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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phlogizō (φλογίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “set on fire”.
Set ablaze.
How to say it
phlo·gi·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To kindle a blaze and make it burn.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- itself set on fire ×1
- setting on fire ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body and setting on fire the wheel of existence, and is itself set on fire by Gehenna.
And 1 more times.