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Strong's G440 ἄνθραξ (anthrax)

Anthrax means “coal of fire” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H440 — eloni (“Elonites”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G440
Language Greek
Linked Usages 31
Books 12

Strong's G440 Quick Answer

Strong's G440 ἄνθραξ (anthrax) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. anthrax (anth'-rax) n. 1. a live coal [of uncertain derivation] It has 31 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include coals. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
anthrax (anth'-rax) n. 1. a live coal [of uncertain derivation]
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
coals

Meaning and Definition

anthrax (anth'-rax) n. 1. a live coal [of uncertain derivation] KJV: coal of fire

Original Word
ἄνθραξ
Transliteration
anthrax
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G440. 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)

charcoal

Usage: ἄνθραξ, -ακος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for גֶּחֶל ;] coal, charcoal: . ἄ. πυρός, a burning coal, Rom.12:20.† (AS)

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How Strong's G440 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render anthrax, 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.

coals Romans 12:20

How Strong's G440 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. 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 27 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 G440 (ἄνθραξ) appears 30 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G440 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 G440 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Romans 12:20 KJV

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

Strong's G440 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

27 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 2:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.

Exodus 28:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper.

Exodus 36:18 Septuagint / Brenton

and the second row, a carbuncle and sapphire and jasper;

Strong's G440 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Tobit 13:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stone of Ophir.

Wisdom of Sirach 8:10 Septuagint / Brenton

Kindle not the coals of a sinner, Lest thou be burned with the flame of his fire.

Wisdom of Sirach 32:5 Septuagint / Brenton

For all these things are to be done because of the commandment.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G440.

Genesis 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the gold of that land is good, there also is carbuncle and emerald.
Exodus 28:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and a jasper.
Exodus 36:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the second row, a carbuncle and sapphire and jasper;
Leviticus 16:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall take his censer full of coals of fire off the altar, which is before the Lord; and he shall fill his hands with fine compound incense, and shall bring it within the veil.
2 Kingdoms 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold the whole family rose up against thy handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that smote his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and we will take away even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband remnant or name on the face of the earth.
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.
2 Kingdoms 22:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
Job 41:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Out of his nostrils proceeds smoke of a furnace Burning with fire of coals.
Job 41:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His breath is as live coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth.
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 17:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the brightness before him the clouds passed, Hail and coals of fire.
Psalms 119:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Sharpened weapons of the mighty, With coals of the desert.
Psalms 139:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; And thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: They shall not bear up under them.
Proverbs 6:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And not burn his feet?
Proverbs 32:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 33:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 5:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore as stubble shall be burned by a coal of fire, and shall be consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be as chaff, and their flower shall go up as dust: for they rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and insulted the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was sent to me one of the seraphs, and he had in his hand a coal, which he had taken off the altar with the tongs:
Isaiah 44:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one has not considered in his mind, nor known in his understanding, that he has burned up half of it in the fire, and baked loaves on the coals thereof and has roasted and eaten flesh, and of the rest of it he has made an abomination, and they worship it.
Isaiah 47:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, they all shall be burned up as sticks in the fire; neither shall they at all deliver their life from the flame. Because thou hast coals of fire, sit thou upon them;
Isaiah 54:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Afflicted and outcast thou hast not been comforted: behold, I will prepare carbuncle for thy stones, and sapphire for thy foundations;
Isaiah 54:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I have created thee, not as the coppersmith blowing coals, and bringing out a vessel fit for work; but I have created thee, not for ruin, that I should destroy thee.
Ezekiel 1:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the midst of the living creatures there was an appearance as of burning coals of fire, as an appearance of lamps turning among the living creatures; and the brightness of fire, and out of the fire came forth lightning.
Ezekiel 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to the man clothed with the long robe, Go in between the wheels that are under the cherubs, and fill thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubs, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
Ezekiel 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw, and behold, four wheels stood by the cherubs, one wheel by each cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the appearance of a carbuncle stone.
Ezekiel 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and that it may stand upon the coals, that her brass may be thoroughly heated, and be melted in the midst of her filthiness, and her scum may be consumed,
Ezekiel 28:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou wast in the delight of the paradise of God; thou hast bound upon thee every precious stone, the sardius, and topaz, and emerald, and carbuncle, and sapphire, and jasper, and silver, and gold, and ligure, and agate, and amethyst, and chrysolite, and beryl, and onyx: and thou hast filled thy treasures and thy stores in thee with gold.
Romans 12:20 New Testament, KJV
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Tobit 13:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stone of Ophir.
Wisdom of Sirach 8:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Kindle not the coals of a sinner, Lest thou be burned with the flame of his fire.
Wisdom of Sirach 32:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For all these things are to be done because of the commandment.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G440, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G440 FAQ

What does anthrax (ἄνθραξ) mean?

Anthrax (Strong's G440) is a Greek word most simply glossed "coal of fire". anthrax (anth'-rax) n. 1. a live coal [of uncertain derivation]

How many times is anthrax (ἄνθραξ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's G440 across 12 books.

Where can I study anthrax (ἄνθραξ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G440 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate anthrax (ἄνθραξ)?

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

Does Strong's G440 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 27 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G440, with linked reader references where each row is available.