to kindle/burn

Greek Verb

καίω [in LXX for בָּעַר, יָקַד, שָׂרַף, etc;] 1) to kindle, light: with accusative, λύχνον, Mat.5:15; pass, to be lighted, to burn: ptcp, Luk.12:35, Rev.4:5 8:10 19:20; πυρί Heb.12:18, Rev.8:8 21:8; metaphorically, Luk.24:32, Jhn.5:35. 2) to burn, destroy by fire: pass, Jhn.15:6, 1Co.13:3. (AS)

to kindle/burn

Greek Verb

καίω, Attic dialect κάω [ᾱ], imperfect ἔκαιον [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect καῖον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future καύσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔκαυσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ἔκηα (certain active and middle forms have κει- in codices of [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular ἔκηε (ν) [Refs]; unaugm. κῆεν [Refs]; 3rd.pers. plural ἔκηαν (variant{ἔκειαν}) [Refs 8th c.BC+] codices; 1st pers. plural subjunctive κείομεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] (κατα-), [Refs]; infinitive κῆαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle κείαντες [Refs], Attic dialect κέαντες [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect κέκαυκα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, aorist 1 ἐκαυσάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect κείαντο, κειάμενοι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, future καυθήσομαι [NT+5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐκαύθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect and Ionic dialectaorist 2 ἐκάην [ᾰ] [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive καήμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect κέκαυμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive κεκαῦσθαι [Refs 4th c.BC+] I) kindle, πυρὰ πολλά [Refs 8th c.BC+] —middle, πῦρ κείαντο they lighted them a fire, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, to be lighted, burn, πυραὶ νεκύων καίοντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; αἱ φλόγες αἱ καιόμεναι. περὶ τὸν οὐρανόν the meteors which blaze, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of ore, to be smelted, [Refs] II) set on fire, burn, μηρία, ὀστέα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, νηυσὶν καιομένῃσιν [Refs] II.2) make hot, of the sun, ἀνθρώπους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [Χείμαρρος] ἠελίῳ κεκαυμένος smelted, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.3) of extreme cold, ἡ Χιὼν καίει τῶν κυνῶν τὰς ῥῖνας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κάειν λέγεται. τὸ ψυχρόν, οὐχ ὡς τὸ θερμόν [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.4) passive, of fever-heat, τὰ ἐντὸς ἐκάετο [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, of passion, especially of love, to be on fire, ἐν φρασὶ καιομένα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καίεσθαί τινος (i.e. ἔρωτι) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also καομένη Ἑλλάς Greece being in a fever of excitement, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) suffer from inflammation, ἐκαύθη ἔσω [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) burn and destroy (in war), τέμνειν καὶ κ, κ. καὶ πορθεῖν, waste with fire and sword, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) of surgeons, cauterize, ὤμους [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—in passive, [Refs] to use knife and cautery, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) burn or bake pottery, κανθάρους uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to set on fire, i.e. kindle or (by implication) consume; burn, light; apparently a primary verb