King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1714
Transliteration: emprēthō
Phonetic Spelling: (em-pray'-tho)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: burn up
Meaning: burn up
ἐμπρήθω: 1 aorist ἐνέπρησα; from Homer down; the Sept. for שָׂרַף and הִצִית; to burn; destroy by fire: τήν πόλιν, Matthew 22:7.
Word Summary
emprēthō: burn up
Original Word: ἐμπρήθωTransliteration: emprēthō
Phonetic Spelling: (em-pray'-tho)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: burn up
Meaning: burn up
Strong's Concordance
burn up. From en and pretho (to blow a flame); to enkindle, i.e. Set on fire -- burn up.
see GREEK en
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1714: ἐμπρήθωἐμπρήθω: 1 aorist ἐνέπρησα; from Homer down; the Sept. for שָׂרַף and הִצִית; to burn; destroy by fire: τήν πόλιν, Matthew 22:7.