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πύρωσις

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πύρωσις, εως, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
pyrōsis
Simplified transliteration: 
pyrosis
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4451
GK Number: 
4796
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3e(5b)
Gloss: 
burning, painful
Definition: 
a burning, conflagration, Rev. 18:9, 18; met. a fiery test of trying circumstances, 1 Pet. 4:12*

Greek-English Concordance for πύρωσις

1 Peter 4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised that a trial by fire (pyrōsei | πυρώσει | dat sg fem) is taking place among you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Revelation 18:9 Then the kings of the earth, those who committed acts of immorality with her and shared her luxury, will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning (pyrōseōs | πυρώσεως | gen sg fem).
Revelation 18:18 and cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning (pyrōseōs | πυρώσεως | gen sg fem), exclaiming, “What city was ever like the great city?”