For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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πῦρ
Vocabulary form:
pu:r, purovV, tov
Definition:
fire
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
71
GK:
4786
Root:
pur
Cognates:
A pyromaniac is a person who has a compulsive desire to start destructive fires.
Mnemonics:
Pour water on the fire!
Mnemonic Singing:
Fire and ice, darkness and light,
can never live together.
Biblical Concordance
| Revelation 8:8 | The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire (pyri | πυρί | dat sg neut), was thrown down into the sea, and a third of the sea turned into blood, |
| Revelation 9:17 | And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: The riders wore breastplates that were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow like sulfur, and the heads of the horses were like lions’ heads, and out of their mouths came fire (pyr | πῦρ | nom sg neut) and smoke and sulfur. |
| Revelation 9:18 | By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut) and the smoke and the sulfur that came out of their mouths. |
| Revelation 10:1 | Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut). |
| Revelation 11:5 | And if anyone tries to harm them, fire (pyr | πῦρ | nom sg neut) comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone tries to harm them, he must be killed in this way. |
| Revelation 13:13 | He performed impressive signs, even making fire (pyr | πῦρ | acc sg neut) come down from heaven in the sight of everyone; |
| Revelation 14:10 | he also will drink of the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his wrath, and he will be tormented with fire (pyri | πυρί | dat sg neut) and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. |
| Revelation 14:18 | Then another angel, the one who had authority over the fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut), came out from the altar and called with a loud voice to the angel who had the sharp sickle, “Thrust in your sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are ripe.” |
| Revelation 15:2 | And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire (pyri | πυρί | dat sg neut), and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing beside the sea of glass with harps given them by God. |
| Revelation 16:8 | The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire (pyri | πυρί | dat sg neut). |
| Revelation 17:16 | As for the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They will devour her flesh and burn her up with fire (pyri | πυρί | dat sg neut), |
| Revelation 18:8 | Therefore her plagues will come in a single day — death and mourning and famine. And she will be consumed with fire (pyri | πυρί | dat sg neut), for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.” |
| Revelation 19:12 | His eyes are like a flame of fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut), and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows except himself. |
| Revelation 19:20 | And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet, who in his presence performed signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut) burning with sulfur. |
| Revelation 20:9 | And they marched up on the broad plain of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire (pyr | πῦρ | nom sg neut) came down from heaven and consumed them. |
| Revelation 20:10 | And the devil, the one who had deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut) and sulfur where both the beast and the false prophet are. There they will suffer torment day and night forever and ever. |
| Revelation 20:14 | Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut). This is the second death, the lake of fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut). |
| Revelation 20:15 | And anyone whose name was not found written in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire (pyros | πυρός | gen sg neut). |
| Revelation 21:8 | But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, those who commit murder, the sexually immoral, those who practice the occult, idolaters, and all liars — their place will be in the lake that burns with fire (pyri | πυρί | dat sg neut) and sulfur. That is the second death.” |
Mnemonics
I loved the mnemonic singing
I loved the mnemonic singing on this one, i will never forget it!