ΠΥΡΩΣΙΣ, πυρωσις
PYRŌSIS, pyrōsis
Sounds Like: py-ROH-sis
Translations: burning, a burning, fiery ordeal, trial, a trial
From the root: ΠΥΡΩΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a burning, a conflagration, or a fiery ordeal. It is often used metaphorically to describe a severe trial or affliction, like a refining fire that tests and purifies. It can be used in contexts referring to literal fire or intense heat, but more commonly in the New Testament, it signifies a period of intense suffering or testing.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4451 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 27:21
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Proverbs — 27:21
From the same root
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