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Strong's G5395 φλόξ (phlox)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5395 — nasham (“destroy”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5395
Language Greek
Linked Usages 56
Books 27

Strong's G5395 Quick Answer

Strong's G5395 φλόξ (phlox) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phlox (flox') n. 1. a blaze [from a primary phlego "to flash or flame"] It has 56 linked Bible usages across 27 books. Visible English usage signals include flame. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
phlox (flox') n. 1. a blaze [from a primary phlego "to flash or flame"]
Usage
56 linked usages
Books
27 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
flame

Meaning and Definition

phlox (flox') n. 1. a blaze [from a primary phlego "to flash or flame"] KJV: flame(-ing)

Original Word
φλόξ
Transliteration
phlox
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5395. 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)

flame

Usage: φλόξ genitive, φλογός, [in LXX chiefly for לַהַב, לֶהָבָה ;] a flame: Luk.16:24; φ, πυρός, Act.7:30, 2Th.1:8, Heb.1:7" (LXX), Rev.1:14 2:18 19:12.† (AS)

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How Strong's G5395 Is Translated

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

flame Luke 16:24

How Strong's G5395 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. 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 35 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.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5395 (φλόξ) appears 52 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5395 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 G5395 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 16:24 KJV

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

Acts 7:30 KJV

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

2 Thessalonians 1:8 KJV

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Strong's G5395 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

35 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 15:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.

Genesis 19:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward the surrounding country, and saw, and behold a flame went up from the earth, as the smoke of a furnace.

Exodus 3:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire—but the bush was not consumed.

Strong's G5395 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

12 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 2:59 Septuagint / Brenton

Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael, by believing were saved out of the flame.

2 Maccabees 1:32 Septuagint / Brenton

When this was done, there was kindled a flame: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar.

3 Maccabees 6:6 Septuagint / Brenton

When the three friends in the land of Babylon of their own will exposed their lives to the fire rather than serve vain things, thou didst send a dewy coolness through the fiery furnace, and bring the fire upon all their adversaries.

Strong's G5395 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 1:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame

1 Enoch 103:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And into darkness and chains and a burning flame where there is grievous judgement shall your spirits enter; And the great judgement shall be for all the generations of the world. Woe to you, for ye shall have no peace.

Usage Excerpts

First 56 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5395.

Genesis 15:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.
Genesis 19:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward the surrounding country, and saw, and behold a flame went up from the earth, as the smoke of a furnace.
Exodus 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him in flaming fire out of the bush, and he sees that the bush burns with fire—but the bush was not consumed.
Numbers 21:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, And has consumed as far as Moab, And devoured the pillars of Arnon.
Judges 3:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and drove in also the haft after the blade, and the fat closed in upon the blade, for he drew not out the dagger from his belly.
Judges 13:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the flame went up above the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord went up in the flame; and Manoah and his wife were looking, and they fell upon their face to the earth.
Job 18:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the light of the ungodly shall be quenched, And their flame shall not go up.
Job 41:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His breath is as live coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth.
Psalms 28:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There is a voice of the Lord who divides a flame of fire.
Psalms 82:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As fire which shall burn up a wood, As the flame may consume the mountains;
Psalms 105:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a fire was kindled in their congregation, And a flame burned up the sinners.
Proverbs 24:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, And who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? For such a one has fully received it. Yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. And whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: He destroys men with cords, And burns them up as a flame, So that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles. My son, reverence my words, And receive them, and repent. These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease. And there is not in me the wisdom of men. And I know the knowledge of the holy. Who has gathered the winds in his bosom? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? What is his name? or what is the name of his children? And he defends those that reverence him. Lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar. Take not favor from me before I die. And give me not wealth or poverty; But appoint me what is needful and sufficient: Or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God. Lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed. And do not bless their mother. But do not cleanse their way. And exalt themselves with their eyelids. for teeth and jaw teeth as knives, So as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, And the poor of them from among men.
Song of Solomon 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm; For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as the grave, Her shafts are shafts of fire, even the flames thereof.
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 10:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day the mountains shall be consumed, and the hills, and the forests, and fire shall devour both soul and body: and he that flees shall be as one fleeing from burning flame.
Isaiah 13:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The elders shall be troubled, and pangs shall seize them, as of a woman in travail: and they shall mourn one to another, and shall be amazed, and shall change their countenance as a flame.
Isaiah 29:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
from the Lord of hosts: for there shall be a visitation with thunder, and earthquake, and a loud noise, a rushing tempest, and devouring flame of fire.
Isaiah 30:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall make his glorious voice to be heard, and the wrath of his arm, to make a display with wrath and anger and devouring flame: he shall lighten terribly, and his wrath shall be as water and violent hail.
Isaiah 43:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou pass through water, I am with thee; and the rivers shall not overflow thee: and if thou go through fire, thou shalt not be burned; the flame shall not burn thee.
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 50:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, ye all kindle a fire, and feed a flame: walk in the light of your fire, and in the flame which ye have kindled. This has happened to you for my sake; ye shall lie down in sorrow.
Isaiah 66:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For, behold, the Lord will come as fire, and his chariots as a storm, to render his vengeance with wrath, and his rebuke with a flame of fire.
Lamentations 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has broken in his fierce anger All the horn of Israel: He has turned back his right hand From the face of the enemy, And has kindled a flame in Jacob as fire, And it has devoured all things round about.
Ezekiel 21:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thou shalt say to the forest of Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord; thus saith the Lord, even the Lord; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame that is kindled shall not be quenched, and every face shall be scorched with it from the south to the north.
Daniel 3:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and walked in the midst of the flame, singing praise to God, and blessing the Lord.
Daniel 3:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
so that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits.
Daniel 3:49 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azariah and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven;
Daniel 3:88 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Praise and exalt him above all forever: For he hath delivered us from hell, and saved us from the hand of death, And delivered us out of the midst of the furnace and burning flame: Even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us.
Daniel 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I beheld until the thrones were set, and the Ancient of days sat; and his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head as pure wool: his throne was a flame of fire, and his wheels burning fire.
Daniel 11:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the intelligent of the people shall understand much: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, and by captivity, and by spoil of many days.
Hosea 7:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They are all adulterers, as an oven glowing with flame for hot baking, on account of the kneading of the dough, until it is leavened.
Joel 1:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To thee, O Lord, will I cry: for fire has devoured the fair places of the wilderness, and a flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
Joel 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Before them is a consuming fire, and behind them is a flame kindled: the land before them is as a paradise of delight, and behind them a desolate plain: and there shall none of them escape.
Joel 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As the sound of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, and as the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, and as a numerous and strong people setting themselves in array for battle.
Obadiah 1:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the house of Jacob shall be fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau shall be for stubble; and Israel shall flame forth against them, and shall devour them, and there shall not be a cornfield left to the house of Esau; because the Lord has spoken.
Luke 16:24 New Testament, KJV
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
Acts 7:30 New Testament, KJV
And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 New Testament, KJV
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Hebrews 1:7 New Testament, KJV
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Revelation 1:14 New Testament, KJV
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
Revelation 2:18 New Testament, KJV
And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
Revelation 19:12 New Testament, KJV
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
1 Maccabees 2:59 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael, by believing were saved out of the flame.
2 Maccabees 1:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When this was done, there was kindled a flame: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar.
3 Maccabees 6:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When the three friends in the land of Babylon of their own will exposed their lives to the fire rather than serve vain things, thou didst send a dewy coolness through the fiery furnace, and bring the fire upon all their adversaries.
4 Maccabees 18:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he used to put you in mind of the Scripture of Isaiah, which saith, Even if thou pass through the fire, it shall not burn thee.
Wisdom of Solomon 10:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Rendered to the righteous a reward of their labors, Guided them in a marvelous way, And was unto them for a cover by day, And a light of stars in the night season;
Wisdom of Solomon 16:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For sometime the flame was mitigated, That it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; But themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God.
Wisdom of Solomon 17:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
No power of the fire might give them light: Neither could the bright flames of the stars Endure to lighten that horrible night.
Wisdom of Solomon 19:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of the corruptible living things, Though they walked therein; Neither melted they the icy kind of heavenly meat, that was of nature apt to melt.
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 21:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The congregation of the wicked is like tow wrapped together: And the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them.
Wisdom of Sirach 28:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
It shall not have rule over them that fear God, Neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
This the Lord saw, and it displeased him, And in his wrathful indignation were they consumed: He did wonders upon them, to consume them with the fiery flame.
1 Enoch 1:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And the high mountains shall be shaken, And the high hills shall be made low, And shall melt like wax before the flame
1 Enoch 103:8 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And into darkness and chains and a burning flame where there is grievous judgement shall your spirits enter; And the great judgement shall be for all the generations of the world. Woe to you, for ye shall have no peace.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5395, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 3 usages, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5395 FAQ

What does phlox (φλόξ) mean?

Phlox (Strong's G5395) is a Greek word most simply glossed "blaze". phlox (flox') n. 1. a blaze [from a primary phlego "to flash or flame"]

How many times is phlox (φλόξ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 56 linked usages for Strong's G5395 across 27 books.

Where can I study phlox (φλόξ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5395 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate phlox (φλόξ)?

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

Does Strong's G5395 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 35 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 12 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5395, with linked reader references where each row is available.