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Strong's G2586 καπνός (kapnos)

Kapnos means “smoke” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2586 — chanun (“Hanun”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2586
Language Greek
Linked Usages 38
Books 17

Strong's G2586 Quick Answer

Strong's G2586 καπνός (kapnos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kapnos (kap-nos') n. 1. smoke [of uncertain affinity] It has 38 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include smoke. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kapnos (kap-nos') n. 1. smoke [of uncertain affinity]
Usage
38 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
smoke

Meaning and Definition

kapnos (kap-nos') n. 1. smoke [of uncertain affinity] KJV: smoke

Original Word
καπνός
Transliteration
kapnos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2586. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

smoke

Usage: καπνός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX for עָשָׁן ;] smoke: Rev.8:4 9:2-3, 17-18 14:11 15:8 18:9, 18 19:3; ἀτμὶς καπνοῦ, Act.2:19 (LXX).† (AS)

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How Strong's G2586 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kapnos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

smoke Acts 2:19 11×

How Strong's G2586 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2586 (καπνός) appears 28 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2586 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2586 in the New Testament

11 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 2:19 KJV

And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

Revelation 8:4 KJV

And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.

Revelation 9:2 KJV

And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

Strong's G2586 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 19:18 Septuagint / Brenton

The mount of Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed.

Joshua 8:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the inhabitants of Ai looked round behind them, then they saw the smoke going up out of the city to heaven, and they were no longer able to flee this way or that way.

Joshua 8:21 Septuagint / Brenton

And Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambuscade had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up to heaven; and they turned and smote the men of Ai.

Strong's G2586 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 4:20 Septuagint / Brenton

who when they perceived that the Jews had put their host to flight, and were burning the tents; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done:

Wisdom of Solomon 2:2 Septuagint / Brenton

For we are born at all adventure: And we shall be hereafter as though we had never been: For the breath in our nostrils is as smoke, And a little spark in the moving of our heart:

Wisdom of Solomon 5:14 Septuagint / Brenton

For the hope of the ungodly is like dust that is blown away with the wind; Like a thin froth that is driven away with the storm; Like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, And passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a day.

Usage Excerpts

First 38 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2586.

Exodus 19:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The mount of Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because God had descended upon it in fire; and the smoke went up as the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed.
Joshua 8:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the inhabitants of Ai looked round behind them, then they saw the smoke going up out of the city to heaven, and they were no longer able to flee this way or that way.
Joshua 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambuscade had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city went up to heaven; and they turned and smote the men of Ai.
Judges 20:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel had a signal of battle with the liers in wait, that they should send up a signal of smoke from the city.
Judges 20:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the signal went up increasingly over the city as a pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the destruction of the city went up to heaven.
2 Kingdoms 22:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There went up a smoke in his wrath, And fire out of his mouth devours: Coals were kindled at it.
Job 41:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Out of his nostrils proceeds smoke of a furnace Burning with fire of coals.
Psalms 17:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There went up a smoke in his wrath, And fire burst into a flame at his presence: Coals were kindled at it.
Psalms 36:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the sinners shall perish; And the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honored and exalted Have utterly vanished like smoke.
Psalms 67:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As smoke vanishes, let them vanish: As wax melts before the fire, So let the sinners perish from before God.
Psalms 101:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For my days have vanished like smoke, And my bones have been parched like a stick.
Proverbs 10:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So iniquity hurts those that practice it.
Song of Solomon 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who is this that comes up from the wilderness As pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the perfumer?
Isaiah 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall come, and it shall be with regard to every place of Mount Zion, yea, all the region round about it shall a cloud overshadow by day, and there shall be as it were the smoke and light of fire burning by night: and upon all the glory shall be a defense.
Isaiah 6:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the lintel shook at the voice they uttered, and the house was filled with smoke.
Isaiah 14:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Howl, ye gates of cities; let the cities be troubled and cry, even all the Philistines: for smoke is coming from the north, and there is no possibility of living.
Isaiah 34:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and it shall never be quenched, and her smoke shall go up: it shall be made desolate throughout her generations,
Isaiah 51:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lift up your eyes to the sky, and look on the earth beneath: for the sky was darkened like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and the inhabitants shall die in like manner: but my righteousness shall not fail.
Isaiah 65:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
who say, Depart from me, draw not nigh to me, for I am pure. This is the smoke of my wrath, a fire burns with it continually.
Joel 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will show wonders in heaven, and upon the earth, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
Nahum 2:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will burn up thy multitude in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy lions; and I will utterly destroy thy prey from off the land, and thy deeds shall no more at all be heard of.
Acts 2:19 New Testament, KJV
And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:
Revelation 8:4 New Testament, KJV
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
Revelation 9:2 New Testament, KJV
And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 9:3 New Testament, KJV
And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Revelation 9:17 New Testament, KJV
And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
Revelation 9:18 New Testament, KJV
By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
Revelation 14:11 New Testament, KJV
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Revelation 15:8 New Testament, KJV
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled.
Revelation 18:9 New Testament, KJV
And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
Revelation 18:18 New Testament, KJV
And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
Revelation 19:3 New Testament, KJV
And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
1 Maccabees 4:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
who when they perceived that the Jews had put their host to flight, and were burning the tents; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done:
Wisdom of Solomon 2:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For we are born at all adventure: And we shall be hereafter as though we had never been: For the breath in our nostrils is as smoke, And a little spark in the moving of our heart:
Wisdom of Solomon 5:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the hope of the ungodly is like dust that is blown away with the wind; Like a thin froth that is driven away with the storm; Like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, And passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a day.
Wisdom of Solomon 11:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Or unknown wild beasts, full of rage, newly created, Breathing out either a fiery vapor, Or filthy scents of scattered smoke, Or shooting horrible sparkles out of their eyes:
Wisdom of Sirach 22:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As the vapor and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; So reviling before blood.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are gnawed upon by things creeping out of the earth; and when they eat them and their clothes, they feel it not.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2586, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 10 usages, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2586 FAQ

What does kapnos (καπνός) mean?

Kapnos (Strong's G2586) is a Greek word most simply glossed "smoke". kapnos (kap-nos') n. 1. smoke [of uncertain affinity]

How many times is kapnos (καπνός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 38 linked usages for Strong's G2586 across 17 books.

Where can I study kapnos (καπνός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2586 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kapnos (καπνός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as smoke. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2586 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 21 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2586, with linked reader references where each row is available.