To warm
θερμαίνωStrong’s G2328thermainō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thermainō is the Greek word usually translated “warming himself”, “were warming themselves” and “do be warmed”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.”
Meaning
Usually translated “warming himself”, “were warming themselves” and “do be warmed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- warming himself 4
- they were warming themselves 1
- do be warmed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- John 2
- James 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 14:67And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
- John 18:18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
- John 18:25And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
- James 2:16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Greek dictionary
θερμαίνω thermainō · to warm
θερμαίνω (θερμός), [in LXX chiefly for חָמַם ;] to warm, heat; mid., to warm oneself: Mrk.14:54, 67, Jhn.18:18, 25 Jas.2:16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “warm” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WARM, adjective
Waurm. [G. See Swarm.]
- Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold; as warm blood; warm milk.
- Subject o heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no winter; as the warm climate of Egypt.
- Zealous; ardent; as, to be warm in the cause of our country or of religion.
- Habitually ardent or passionate; keen; irritable; as a warm temper.
All definitions and other forms of “warm”
- Easily excited or provoked; irritable; as warm passions.
- Violent; furious; as a warm contest.
- Busy in action; heated in action; ardent.
- Fanciful; enthusiastic; as a warm head.
- Vigorous; sprightly.
WARM, verb transitive
- To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; as, a stove warms an apartment.
- To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; as, to warm the heart with love or zeal.
WARM, verb intransitive
- To become moderately heated.
- To become ardent or animated.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.