Lexicon pura: Fire, burning Original Word: πυρά Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fire. From pur; a fire (concretely) -- fire. see GREEK pur NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom pur Definition a fire NASB Translation fire (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4443: πυράπυρά, πυράς, ἡ (πῦρ), from Homer down, a fire, a pile of burning fuel: Acts 28:2f Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word πῦρ (pyr), meaning "fire."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 784: אֵשׁ (esh) • fire Usage: The term πυρά is used in the New Testament to refer to a fire, often in the context of a literal fire or a place where fire is present. It can also imply a gathering around a fire, such as for warmth or cooking. Context: The Greek word πυρά appears in the New Testament in contexts that involve literal fires. It is used to describe situations where fire is central to the scene or activity. For example, in John 18:18, the term is used to describe the fire around which the servants and officers stood warming themselves during the trial of Jesus: "Now the servants and officers were standing there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold, and they were warming themselves. And Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself" (BSB). Forms and Transliterations πυραν πυράν πυρὰν πυργοβάρεσί puran pyran pyrán pyrànLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 28:2 N-AFSGRK: ἅψαντες γὰρ πυρὰν προσελάβοντο πάντας NAS: they kindled a fire and received KJV: they kindled a fire, and received INT: having kindled indeed a fire they received all Acts 28:3 N-AFS |