ΕΚΚΑΥΣΗ, εκκαυση
EKKAUSĒ, ekkausē
Sounds Like: ek-KOW-see
Translations: burning, a burning, lust, a lust, burning lust
From the root: ΕΚΚΑΥΣΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a burning, often in the sense of an intense, consuming desire or lust. It describes a passionate and uncontrolled urge, particularly in a negative moral context, such as sexual passion. It is used to denote the state of being inflamed with desire.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1587 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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