ἀναζωπυρέω
anazōpyréō · G329 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to reactivate, to cause to begin to be active again
(A figurative extension of meaning of ἀναζωπυρέω ‘to rekindle a fire,’ not occurring in the NT) To cause something to begin again
Examples2 Timothy 1:6 For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- σύyou 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- χάρισμαgift, gracious gift 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀναμιμνήσκωto remind 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Contrasting words 1 word
- σβέννυμι sbénnymi · G4570 · to extinguish a fire, to put out a fire, to stop
- Direct lexical opposite: 'to extinguish, quench (a fire)' versus 'to re-kindle (a fire),' both used literally and metaphorically for spiritual gifts/fervor
In the other Testament 1 word
- עוּר ʻûwr · H5782 · to wake up, to awaken
- Hebrew verb commonly used in Hiphil for 'to rouse, stir up, awaken' (strength, zeal, etc.), capturing the re-activation sense of ἀναζωπυρέω when applied to spiritual gifts or fervor
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To reactivate, to cause to begin to be active again68.8
- In 2 Timothy 1:6, Paul reminds Timothy “to kindle afresh (anazōpyreîn) the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands,” describing bringing a dormant gift back into active use.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ῶ; (τό ζώπυρον i. e. a. the remains of a fire, embers; b. that by which the fire is…
a. the remains of a fire, embers;
b. that by which the fire is kindled anew or lighted up, a pair of bellows); to kindle anew, rekindle, resuscitate, (yet on the force of ἀναζωπυρέω cf. Ellicott on 2 Tim. as below); generally tropical, to kindle up, inflame, one's mind, strength, zeal (Xenophon, de re equest. 10, 16 of a horse roused to his utmost; Hell. 5, 4, 46; Antoninus 7, 2 φαντασίας; Plutarch, Pericl. 1, 4; Pomp. 41, 2; 49, 5; Plato, Charm., p. 156 d.; etc.): τό χάρισμα, 2 Tim 1:6, i. e. τό πνεῦμα, 2 Tim 1:7. Intransitive, to be enkindled, to gain strength: Gen 45:27; Gen 45:1 Macc. 13:7, and in secular authors; ἀναζωπυρησάτω ἡ πίστις, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 27, 3 [ET] (see Gebh. and Harn. at the passage).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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