πυρόω

πυρόω, -ῶ

(πῦρ) [in LXX chiefly for צָרַף ;]

to set on fire, burn up. In NT always pass.,

1. to be set on fire, to burn: Eph.6:16, 2Pe.3:12; ptcp., glowing, Rev.1:15. Metaphorical, of grief or indignation, 2Co.11:29; of lust, 1Co.7:9.

2. Of metals (cf. Job.22:25, Psa.12:7, Zec.13:9), to be refined or purified by fire: Rev.3:18 (and so in RV, Rev.1:15, but see supr.).†

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