2618. katakaió

Lexicon

katakaió: To burn up, consume by fire, utterly destroy by burning.

Original Word: κατακαίω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: katakaió
Pronunciation: kat-ak-ah'-yo
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ak-ah'-ee-o)
Definition: To burn up, consume by fire, utterly destroy by burning.
Meaning: I burn up, consume entirely.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

burn up

From kata and kaio; to burn down (to the ground), i.e. Consume wholly -- burn (up, utterly).

see GREEK kata

see GREEK kaio

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kata and kaió
Definition
to burn up
NASB Translation
burn (4), burned (8), burning (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2618: κατακαίω

κατακαίω): imperfect 3 person plural κατέκαιον; future κατακαύσω; 1 aorist infinitive κατακαῦσαι; passive, present κατακαίομαι; 2 aorist κατεκαην; 2 future κατακαήσομαι (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 123; WH's Appendix, p. 170a); 1 future κατακαυθήσομαι (Kühner, 1:841; (Veitch, under the word καίω; Buttmann, 60 (53); Winers Grammar, 87 (83))); the Sept. chiefly for שָׂרַף; from Homer down; to burn up (see κατά, III. 4), consume by fire: τί, Matthew 13:30; Acts 19:19; passive, 1 Corinthians 3:15; Hebrews 13:11; 2 Peter 3:10 (Tr WH εὑρεθήσεται, see εὑρίσκω, 1 a. at the end); Revelation 8:7; with πυρί added, Matthew 3:12; Matthew 13:40 R L T WH, but G Tr καίω; Luke 3:17 (Exodus 29:14; Exodus 32:20 Alex., etc.; see καίω); ἐν πυρί (often so in the Sept.), Revelation 17:16; Revelation 18:8. (καίω and κατακαίω are distinguished in Exodus 3:2.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and καίω (kaíō, meaning "to burn").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 8313: שָׂרַף (saraph) • to burn, to set on fire, often used in contexts of burning sacrifices or executing judgment.
• Strong's Hebrew 1197: בָּעַר (ba'ar) • to burn, consume, or destroy by fire, used in various contexts including the burning of cities or objects as a form of judgment or cleansing.

The Greek term κατακαίω, with its roots in both destruction and purification, reflects the dual nature of fire in biblical theology as both a destructive force and a means of refining and purifying.

Usage: The verb κατακαίω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of burning something completely, often with the implication of destruction or purification. It appears in contexts where fire is used as a means of judgment or cleansing.

Context: The Greek verb κατακαίω is a compound word that intensifies the action of burning, suggesting a thorough or complete consumption by fire. In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically.

• Literal Usage: κατακαίω is used to describe the physical act of burning something to ashes. For example, in Matthew 3:12, John the Baptist speaks of the chaff being burned with unquenchable fire: "His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

• Metaphorical Usage: The term is also employed metaphorically to convey the idea of divine judgment or purification. In Hebrews 6:8, the author uses the imagery of land that produces thorns and thistles being burned: "But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and soon to be cursed. Its end is to be burned."

κατακαίω is a vivid term that underscores the totality of the action, whether it be the complete destruction of the wicked or the purifying judgment of God. The use of fire as a symbol of divine judgment is consistent with the broader biblical narrative, where fire often represents God's holiness and the eradication of sin.

Forms and Transliterations

κατακαησεται κατακαήσεται κατακαίειν κατακαιεται κατακαίεται κατακαίουσιν κατακαίων κατακαλυμμα κατακάλυμμα κατακάλυμμά κατακαλύμματα κατακαυθή κατακαυθής κατακαυθησεται κατακαυθήσεται κατακαυθήσονται κατακαυθήτω κατακαυσαι κατακαύσαι κατακαῦσαι κατακαυσει κατακαύσει κατακαύσεις κατακαύσετε κατακαύσουσι κατακαυσουσιν κατακαύσουσιν κατακέκαυμαι κατακεκαυμένα κατακεκαυμένη κατακεκαυμένης κατακεκαυμένοι κατακεκαυμένον κατακεκαυμένος κατακεκαυμένων κατεκαη κατεκάη κατεκαίετο κατεκαιον κατέκαιον κατέκαυσα κατέκαυσαν κατέκαυσας κατέκαυσε κατέκαυσεν katakaesetai katakaēsetai katakaḗsetai katakaietai katakaíetai katakausai katakaûsai katakausei katakaúsei katakausousin katakaúsousin katakauthesetai katakauthēsetai katakauthḗsetai katekae katekaē katekáe katekáē katekaion katékaion

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 3:12 V-FIA-3S
GRK: δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ
NAS: into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff
KJV: but he will burn up the chaff
INT: and [the] chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable

Matthew 13:30 V-ANA
GRK: πρὸς τὸ κατακαῦσαι αὐτά τὸν
NAS: them in bundles to burn them up; but gather
KJV: bundles to burn them: but
INT: in order the to burn them

Matthew 13:40 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: καὶ πυρὶ κατακαίεται οὕτως ἔσται
NAS: are gathered up and burned with fire,
KJV: and burned in the fire;
INT: and in fire is consumed thus it will be

Luke 3:17 V-FIA-3S
GRK: δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ
NAS: into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff
KJV: the chaff he will burn with fire
INT: and [the] chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable

Acts 19:19 V-IIA-3P
GRK: τὰς βίβλους κατέκαιον ἐνώπιον πάντων
NAS: together and [began] burning them in the sight
KJV: together, and burned them before
INT: the books burnt [them] before all

1 Corinthians 3:15 V-FIP-3S
GRK: τὸ ἔργον κατακαήσεται ζημιωθήσεται αὐτὸς
NAS: work is burned up, he will suffer loss;
KJV: work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss:
INT: the work will be consumed he will suffer loss he himself

Hebrews 13:11 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: τὰ σώματα κατακαίεται ἔξω τῆς
NAS: [as an offering] for sin, are burned outside
KJV: for sin, are burned without the camp.
INT: the bodies are burned outside the

Revelation 8:7 V-AIP-3S
GRK: τῆς γῆς κατεκάη καὶ τὸ
NAS: of the earth was burned up, and a third
KJV: of trees was burnt up, and
INT: of the earth was burned up and a

Revelation 8:7 V-AIP-3S
GRK: τῶν δένδρων κατεκάη καὶ πᾶς
NAS: of the trees were burned up, and all
KJV: green grass was burnt up.
INT: of the trees was burned up and all

Revelation 8:7 V-AIP-3S
GRK: χόρτος χλωρὸς κατεκάη
NAS: the green grass was burned up.
INT: grass green was burned up

Revelation 17:16 V-FIA-3P
GRK: καὶ αὐτὴν κατακαύσουσιν ἐν πυρί
NAS: her flesh and will burn her up with fire.
KJV: flesh, and burn her with
INT: and her will burn with fire

Revelation 18:8 V-FIP-3S
GRK: ἐν πυρὶ κατακαυθήσεται ὅτι ἰσχυρὸς
NAS: and famine, and she will be burned up with fire;
KJV: and she shall be utterly burned with
INT: with fire she will be burned for mighty [is the]

Strong's Greek 2618
12 Occurrences

κατακαήσεται — 1 Occ.
κατακαίεται — 2 Occ.
κατακαῦσαι — 1 Occ.
κατακαύσει — 2 Occ.
κατακαύσουσιν — 1 Occ.
κατακαυθήσεται — 1 Occ.
κατεκάη — 3 Occ.
κατέκαιον — 1 Occ.