Pyroo means “kindle” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4448 — malal (“say”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4448 πυρόω (puroo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. puroo (poo-roh'-o) v. 1. to kindle 2. (passively) to be ignited, glow It has 30 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include burn and burned. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
puroo (poo-roh'-o) v. 1. to kindle 2. (passively) to be ignited, glow 3. (literally) be refined 4. (by implication or figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust) [from G4442] KJV: burn, fiery, be on fire, try Root(s): G4442
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4448. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to burn
Usage: πυρόω, -ῶ (πῦρ) [in LXX chiefly for צָרַף ;] to set on fire, burn up. In NT always pass., __1. to be set on fire, to burn: Eph.6:16, 2Pe.3:12; ptcp., glowing, Rev.1:15. Metaphorical, of grief or indignation, 2Co.11:29; of lust, 1Co.7:9. __2. Of metals (cf. Job.22:25, Psa.12:7, Zec.13:9), to be refined or purified by fire: Rev.3:18 (and so in RV, Rev.1:15, but see supr.).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render puroo, 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.
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.
Strong's G4448 (πυρόω) appears 26 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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6 indexed usages in New Testament.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
16 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
As for the Mighty One, his way is blameless: The word of the Lord is strong and tried in the fire: He is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, And he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; As silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.
8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
For he hath not tried us in the fire, as he did them, for the examination of their hearts, neither hath he taken vengeance on us: but the Lord doth scourge them that come near unto him, to admonish them.
And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away Andronicus his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved.
And having cleansed the temple they made another altar, and striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after two years, and set forth incense, and lights, and showbread.
First 30 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4448.
As for the Mighty One, his way is blameless: The word of the Lord is strong and tried in the fire: He is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
So the Almighty shall be thy helper from enemies, And he shall bring thee forth pure as silver that has been tried by fire.
The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; As silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.
Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me by night; Thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.
As for my God, his way is perfect: The oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; He is a protector of all them that hope in him.
Prove me, O Lord, and try me; Purify as with fire my reins and my heart.
For thou, O God, hast proved us; Thou hast tried us with fire as silver is tried.
Until the time that his cause came on; The word of the Lord tried him as fire.
Thy word has been very fully tried; And thy servant loves it.
But the heart of the ungodly shall fail.
For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
And I will bring my hand upon thee, and purge thee completely, and I will destroy the rebellious, and will take away from thee all transgressors.
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do thus because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.
And some of them that understand shall fall, to try them as with fire, and to test them, and that they may be manifested at the time of the end, for the matter is yet for a set time.
Many must be tested, and thoroughly whitened, and tried with fire, and sanctified; but the transgressors shall transgress: and none of the transgressors shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
And I will bring the third part through the fire, and I will try them as silver is tried, and I will prove them as gold is proved: they shall call upon my name, and I will hear them, and say, This is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
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?
And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
For he hath not tried us in the fire, as he did them, for the examination of their hearts, neither hath he taken vengeance on us: but the Lord doth scourge them that come near unto him, to admonish them.
And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away Andronicus his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved.
And having cleansed the temple they made another altar, and striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after two years, and set forth incense, and lights, and showbread.
Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twenty young men of Maccabeus’ company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphemies, assaulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal.
Nevertheless, while there was yet breath within him, being inflamed with anger, he rose up; and though his blood gushed out like spouts of water, and his wounds were grievous, yet he ran through the midst of the throng; and standing upon a steep rock,
The Jews suffered great throes of sorrow, and wept much; while their hearts, all things around being lamentable, were set on fire as they bewailed the sudden destruction which was decreed against them.
he answered, Not so powerful, O accursed ministers, is your wheel, as to stifle my reasoning; cut my limbs, and burn my flesh, and twist my joints.
And having heated sharp spits, they approached them to his back; and having transfixed his sides, they burned away his entrails.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4448, grouped by book.
Pyroo (Strong's G4448) is a Greek word most simply glossed "kindle". puroo (poo-roh'-o) v. 1. to kindle 2. (passively) to be ignited, glow
This page currently indexes 30 linked usages for Strong's G4448 across 17 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4448 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as burn and burned. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 16 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4448, with linked reader references where each row is available.