Strong's Lexicon
G5077
G5077 — τεφρόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5077 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τεφρόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from tephra (ashes) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | tephroo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tef-roh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to incinerate, i.e. consume |
| KJV Renderings: | turn to ashes |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τεφρόω, τέφρω: 1 aorist participle τεφρώσας; (τέφρα ashes); to reduce to ashes: 2Pe 2:6. (Aristotle (?), Theophrastus, Dio Cassius, Philo, Antoninus, others.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
τεφρόω (turn to ashes)
2 Peter 2:6
- KJV: And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned with an overthrow making an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly
- GK: και πόλεις Σοδόμων και Γομόρρας τεφρώσας καταστροφή κατέκρινεν υπόδειγμα μελλόντων ασεβείν τεθεικώς