Be enflamed
ἐκκαίωStrong’s G1572ekkaiō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ekkaiō is the Greek word usually translated “were inflamed”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were inflamed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were inflamed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐκκαίω ekkaiō · be enflamed
ἐκ-καίω [in LXX chiefly for בָּעַר ;] 1. to burn up. 2. to kindle. Pass., to burn: metaphorically, of the passions (cf. Sir.16:6, Job.3:17), Rom.1:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.