Dictionary entry

καίω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament with Strong's

καίω,

[in LXX for בּער, יקד, שׂרף, etc.;]

1. to kindle, light: c. acc., λύχνον, Mt 5:15; pass., to be lighted, to burn: ptcp., Lk 12:35, Re 4:5 8:10 19:20; πυρί, He 12:18, Re 8:8 21:8; metaph., Lk 24:32, Jo 5:35.

2. to burn, destroy by fire: pass., Jo 15:6, I Co 13:3.†