ἀνάπτω
anáptō · G381 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to ignite, to kindle, to set ablaze, to start a fire, to light a lamp
To cause the process of burning to begin
ExamplesLuke 12:49 “I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!
James 3:5 So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
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
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- πῦρfire 1
- Not stated: he, she or it 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὕληforest 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἤδηalready 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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Near synonyms 1 word
- καίω kaíō · G2545 · to burn, burning, to be on fire
- Both verbs denote the act of igniting or kindling fire: ἀνάπτω is used for setting something alight, and καίω shares this specific sense of causing something to burn, though it also extends to consuming by fire. The two verbs are functionally interchangeable in contexts describing the kindling of a fire.
In the other Testament 1 word
- יָצַת yâtsath · H3341 · to set fire on, to set on fire, to kindle
- Hebrew יָצַת (yâtsath, H3341) denotes the act of igniting or setting ablaze, directly equivalent to Greek ἀνάπτω (anáptō, G381) in contexts of kindling fire or causing combustion.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To ignite, to kindle, to set ablaze, to start a fire, to light a lamp14.65
- In Luke 12:49, Jesus says, “I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled (anḗphthē)!” describing the starting of a literal or figurative fire.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1 aorist ἀνηψα; 1 aorist passive ἀνήφθην; to light up, kindle: Lk 12:49; Acts 28:2 (R G);…
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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