5394. phlogizó from NG5395
Strong's Lexicon
phlogizó from NG5395: To set on fire, to inflame

Original Word: φλογίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: phlogizó from NG5395
Pronunciation: floh-GEE-zoh
Phonetic Spelling: (flog-id'-zo)
Definition: To set on fire, to inflame
Meaning: I inflame, fire with passion, set on fire, burn up.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word φλόξ (phlox, Strong's G5395), meaning "flame" or "blaze."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's H1197 (בָּעַר, ba'ar): To burn, consume, or kindle.

- Strong's H784 (אֵשׁ, esh): Fire, flame.

Usage: The verb "phlogizó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of setting something on fire or causing it to burn. It is often used metaphorically to describe the inflaming of passions, emotions, or situations, indicating a kindling or intensifying effect.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, fire was a powerful and often destructive force, symbolizing both purification and judgment. The imagery of fire was commonly used in Jewish and Greco-Roman literature to convey ideas of passion, destruction, and divine judgment. In the New Testament, fire is frequently associated with the Holy Spirit, judgment, and the refining process of believers.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
to set on fire, burn
NASB Translation
set on fire (1), sets on fire (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5394: φλογίζω

φλογίζω; (φλόξ, which see); to ignite, set on fire (Sir. 3:30; Exodus 9:24; Psalm 96:3 (); to burn up, 1 Macc. 3:5; Sophocles Philoct. 1199): in figurative discourse, to operate destructively, have a most pernicious power, James 3:6; in the passive of that in which the destructive influences are kindled, ibid. (see πῦρ, p. 558{b} top).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
set on fire.

From phlox; to cause a blaze, i.e. Ignite (figuratively, to inflame with passion) -- set on fire.

see GREEK phlox

Forms and Transliterations
εφλόγισε εφλογίσθη φλογιεί φλογιζομενη φλογιζομένη φλογίζομενη φλογίζον φλογιζουσα φλογίζουσα φλογίνην phlogizomene phlogizomenē phlogizoméne phlogizoménē phlogizousa phlogízousa
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Englishman's Concordance
James 3:6 V-PPA-NFS
GRK: σῶμα καὶ φλογίζουσα τὸν τροχὸν
NAS: body, and sets on fire
KJV: and setteth on fire the course
INT: body and setting on fire the course

James 3:6 V-PPM/P-NFS
GRK: γενέσεως καὶ φλογιζομένη ὑπὸ τῆς
NAS: and sets on fire the course
KJV: and it is set on fire of
INT: of nature and being set on fire by

Strong's Greek 5394
2 Occurrences


φλογιζομένη — 1 Occ.
φλογίζουσα — 1 Occ.















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