2586. kapnos

Strong's Lexicon

kapnos: Smoke

Original Word: καπνός
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: kapnos
Pronunciation: kap-nos'
Phonetic Spelling: (kap-nos')
Definition: Smoke
Meaning: smoke.

Word Origin: Derived from the base of κάπτω (kapto), meaning "to smoke" or "to burn."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6227 עָשָׁן (ashan) - Smoke

- H7008 קְטֹרֶת (qetoreth) - Incense, smoke of sacrifice

Usage: In the New Testament, "kapnos" is used to describe smoke, often symbolizing the presence of God, judgment, or destruction. It can represent the transient nature of earthly things, as smoke is fleeting and dissipates quickly. The imagery of smoke is also used to convey the idea of prayers rising to God, as seen in the context of incense.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient cultures, including Jewish tradition, smoke was a significant symbol. It was associated with sacrificial offerings, where the smoke from burnt offerings was seen as a pleasing aroma to God. In the Greco-Roman world, smoke also had connotations of divine presence and communication with the gods. The imagery of smoke would have been familiar to early Christians, both from their Jewish heritage and the surrounding pagan culture.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
smoke
NASB Translation
smoke (13).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2586: καπνός

καπνός; καπνοῦ, ὁ (fr Homer down), smoke: Revelation 8:4; Revelation 9:2f, 17, 18; Revelation 14:11; Revelation 15:8; Revelation 18:9, 18; Revelation 19:3; ἀτμίς καπνοῦ, A. V. vapor of smoke, Acts 2:19 after Joel 2:30 ().

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

smoke.

Of uncertain affinity; smoke -- smoke.

Forms and Transliterations

καπνον καπνόν καπνὸν καπνος καπνός καπνὸς καπνου καπνού καπνοῦ καπνώ kapnon kapnòn kapnos kapnòs kapnou kapnoû

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 2:19 N-GMS
GRK: καὶ ἀτμίδα καπνοῦ
NAS: AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.
KJV: and vapour of smoke:
INT: and vapor of smoke

Revelation 8:4 N-NMS
GRK: ἀνέβη ὁ καπνὸς τῶν θυμιαμάτων
NAS: And the smoke of the incense,
KJV: And the smoke of the incense,
INT: went up the smoke of the incense

Revelation 9:2 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ἀνέβη καπνὸς ἐκ τοῦ
NAS: pit, and smoke went
KJV: there arose a smoke out of
INT: and there went up smoke out of of the

Revelation 9:2 N-NMS
GRK: φρέατος ὡς καπνὸς καμίνου μεγάλης
NAS: like the smoke of a great
KJV: as the smoke of a great
INT: pit as [the] smoke of a furnace great

Revelation 9:2 N-GMS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ τοῦ φρέατος
NAS: were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
KJV: by reason of the smoke of the pit.
INT: by the smoke of the pit

Revelation 9:3 N-GMS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ ἐξῆλθον ἀκρίδες
NAS: Then out of the smoke came locusts
KJV: out of the smoke locusts
INT: out of the smoke came forth locusts

Revelation 9:17 N-NMS
GRK: πῦρ καὶ καπνὸς καὶ θεῖον
NAS: proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.
KJV: fire and smoke and brimstone.
INT: fire and smoke and brimstone

Revelation 9:18 N-GMS
GRK: καὶ τοῦ καπνοῦ καὶ τοῦ
NAS: by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone
KJV: and by the smoke, and by
INT: and the smoke and the

Revelation 14:11 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ καπνὸς τοῦ βασανισμοῦ
NAS: And the smoke of their torment goes
KJV: And the smoke of their torment
INT: And the smoke of the torment

Revelation 15:8 N-GMS
GRK: ὁ ναὸς καπνοῦ ἐκ τῆς
NAS: was filled with smoke from the glory
KJV: was filled with smoke from
INT: the temple with smoke from the

Revelation 18:9 N-AMS
GRK: βλέπωσιν τὸν καπνὸν τῆς πυρώσεως
NAS: they see the smoke of her burning,
KJV: they shall see the smoke of her
INT: they see the smoke of the burning

Revelation 18:18 N-AMS
GRK: βλέποντες τὸν καπνὸν τῆς πυρώσεως
NAS: out as they saw the smoke of her burning,
KJV: when they saw the smoke of her
INT: seeing the smoke of the burning

Revelation 19:3 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ καπνὸς αὐτῆς ἀναβαίνει
NAS: Hallelujah! HER SMOKE RISES
KJV: And her smoke rose up for
INT: And the smoke of her goes up

Strong's Greek 2586
13 Occurrences

καπνὸν — 2 Occ.
καπνὸς — 6 Occ.
καπνοῦ — 5 Occ.