Strong's Greek Concordance

G2741: καυσόω

kausóō · “to burn”

Definition

to set on fire

KJV translates it as: fervent heat

Word origin: from G2740 (καῦσις);

Extended definition

καυσόω, -ῶ
(καῦσος, burning heat, fever),
only in pass.,
1. to burn with fever (Galen., al.).
2. In NT, to burn with great heat: 2Pe.3:10 3:12 (V. Mayor, in l).†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G2741 is translated

  • burning with heat ×2

Bible verses with G2741 (kausóō)

Kausóō appears in 2 verses.

  • 2 Peter 3:10

    But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

  • 2 Peter 3:12

    Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

Words derived from G2741