Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
fire
Usage: πυρά, -ᾶς, ἡ (πῦρ) [in LXX: Jdth.7:5, Wis.17:6, al. ;] a fire: Act.28:2-3.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G4443
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
13
Books
10
Strong's G4443 Quick Answer
Strong's G4443 πυρά (pura) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. pura (poo-rah') n. 1. a fire {concretely} It has 13 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include fire. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
- Meaning
- pura (poo-rah') n. 1. a fire {concretely}
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 10 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
- Usage Words
- fire
Meaning and Definition
pura (poo-rah') n. 1. a fire {concretely} [from G4442] KJV: fire Root(s): G4442
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4443. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G4443 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render pura, 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.
fire
Acts 28:2
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How Strong's G4443 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 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 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 7 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 G4443 (πυρά) appears 11 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Maccabees 12:28 — πυρὰς
- 1 Kingdoms 12:17 — πυρῶν
- 2 Maccabees 1:22 — πυρὰ
- 2 Maccabees 7:5 — πυρᾷ
- 2 Maccabees 10:36 — πυρὰς
Strong's G4443 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 G4443 in the New Testament
2 indexed usages in New Testament.
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
Strong's G4443 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered upon Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were dipped in part of the water of Jordan (now Jordan overflowed all its banks about the time of wheat harvest):
And it came to pass after a time, in the days of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid, and said, I will go in to my wife even into the chamber: but her father did not suffer him to go in.
And Ruth joined herself to the damsels of Boaz to glean until they had finished the barley harvest and the wheat harvest.
Strong's G4443 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha
7 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
But when the adversaries heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battle, they feared, and trembled in their hearts, and they kindled fires in their camp.
When this was done, and the time came that the sun shone, which afore was hidden in the cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that every man marveled.
Now when he was thus maimed in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the pan: and as the vapor of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with the mother to die manfully, saying thus,
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4443.
And when the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord entered upon Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord were dipped in part of the water of Jordan (now Jordan overflowed all its banks about the time of wheat harvest):
And it came to pass after a time, in the days of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid, and said, I will go in to my wife even into the chamber: but her father did not suffer him to go in.
And Ruth joined herself to the damsels of Boaz to glean until they had finished the barley harvest and the wheat harvest.
Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your wickedness is great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king.
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
But when the adversaries heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battle, they feared, and trembled in their hearts, and they kindled fires in their camp.
When this was done, and the time came that the sun shone, which afore was hidden in the cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that every man marveled.
Now when he was thus maimed in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the pan: and as the vapor of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with the mother to die manfully, saying thus,
Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, burned the towers, and kindling fires burned the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city,
And some of the spearbearers said, that when she herself was about to be seized for the purpose of being put to death, she threw herself upon the pile, rather than that they should touch her person.
Only there appeared unto them A fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: For being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw To be worse than the sight they saw not.
From the choking of fire on every side, And from the midst of the fire which I kindled not;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4443, grouped by book.
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Strong's G4443 FAQ
What does pyra (πυρά) mean?
Pyra (Strong's G4443) is a Greek word most simply glossed "fire". pura (poo-rah') n. 1. a fire {concretely}
How many times is pyra (πυρά) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's G4443 across 10 books.
Where can I study pyra (πυρά) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4443 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
What English words translate pyra (πυρά)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fire. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G4443 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 4 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 7 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4443, with linked reader references where each row is available.