2739. kaumatizó

Lexicon

kaumatizó: To scorch, to burn, to be burned with heat

Original Word: καυματίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kaumatizó
Pronunciation: kow-mah-TID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (kow-mat-id'-zo)
Definition: To scorch, to burn, to be burned with heat
Meaning: I burn, scorch.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

scorch.

From kauma; to burn -- scorch.

see GREEK kauma

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kauma
Definition
to burn up
NASB Translation
scorch (1), scorched (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2739: καυματίζω

καυματίζω: 1 aorist infinitive καυματίσαι; 1 aorist passive ἐκαυματίσθην; (καῦμα); to burn with heat, to scorch: τινα, with ἐν πυρί added, Revelation 16:8; passive, Matthew 13:6; Mark 4:6; with addition of καῦμα μέγα (see ἀγαπάω under the end for examples and references), to be tortured with intense heat, Revelation 16:9. (Antoninus 7, 64; Epictetus diss. 1, 6, 26; 3, 22, 52; of the heat of fever, Plutarch, mor., p. 100 d. (de cert. et vit. 1), 691 e. (quaest. conviv. 6:2, 6).)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek noun καῦμα (kauma), meaning "heat" or "burning."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for καυματίζω, similar concepts of burning or scorching can be found in Hebrew words such as שָׂרַף (saraph, Strong's H8313), meaning "to burn" or "to set on fire," and לָהַט (lahat, Strong's H3857), meaning "to blaze" or "to scorch." These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe both literal and metaphorical burning, often in the context of divine judgment or purification.

Usage: The verb καυματίζω is used in the New Testament to describe the action of being scorched or burned, often in a metaphorical sense to convey intense suffering or judgment.

Context: The Greek verb καυματίζω appears in the New Testament in contexts that emphasize the severity of divine judgment or the intensity of suffering. It is used in Revelation 16:9, where it describes the scorching heat that afflicts people during the outpouring of the fourth bowl of God's wrath: "And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory" (BSB). This usage underscores the hardness of human hearts in the face of divine judgment, as they continue to blaspheme rather than repent.

The imagery of scorching heat is a powerful metaphor for the consuming nature of God's judgment. In the ancient world, the sun's heat was a familiar and formidable force, capable of causing great distress and suffering. The use of καυματίζω in Revelation serves to illustrate the inescapable and overwhelming nature of God's righteous anger against sin.

The concept of being "scorched" also appears in the broader biblical narrative as a symbol of testing and purification. While καυματίζω specifically refers to the act of burning or scorching, the underlying theme of heat as a purifying or testing agent is consistent with other biblical passages that speak of trials by fire (e.g., 1 Peter 1:7).

Forms and Transliterations

εκαυματισθη εκαυματίσθη ἐκαυματίσθη εκαυματισθησαν εκαυματίσθησαν ἐκαυματίσθησαν καυματισαι καυματίσαι ekaumatisthe ekaumatisthē ekaumatísthe ekaumatísthē ekaumatisthesan ekaumatisthēsan ekaumatísthesan ekaumatísthēsan kaumatisai kaumatísai

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 13:6 V-AIP-3S
GRK: δὲ ἀνατείλαντος ἐκαυματίσθη καὶ διὰ
NAS: had risen, they were scorched; and because
KJV: was up, they were scorched; and
INT: moreover having risen they were scorched and because of

Mark 4:6 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ὁ ἥλιος ἐκαυματίσθη καὶ διὰ
NAS: had risen, it was scorched; and because
KJV: was up, it was scorched; and
INT: the sun it was scorched and because of

Revelation 16:8 V-ANA
GRK: ἐδόθη αὐτῷ καυματίσαι τοὺς ἀνθρώπους
NAS: and it was given to it to scorch men
KJV: unto him to scorch men
INT: it was given to it to scorch the men

Revelation 16:9 V-AIP-3P
GRK: καὶ ἐκαυματίσθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι
NAS: Men were scorched with fierce heat;
KJV: And men were scorched with great heat,
INT: And were scorched the men

Strong's Greek 2739
4 Occurrences

ἐκαυματίσθη — 2 Occ.
ἐκαυματίσθησαν — 1 Occ.
καυματίσαι — 1 Occ.