To scorch
καυματίζωStrong’s G2739kaumatizō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kaumatizō is the Greek word usually translated “were scorched”, “it was scorched” and “scorch”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.”
Meaning
Usually translated “were scorched”, “it was scorched” and “scorch”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they were scorched 1
- it was scorched 1
- to scorch 1
- were scorched 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 4:6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
- Revelation 16:8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
- Revelation 16:9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
Greek dictionary
καυματίζω kaumatizō · to scorch
καυματίζω (καῦμα), to burn or scorch up: with accusative before ἐν πυρί, Rev.16:8. Pass., Mat.13:14, Mrk.4:6; before καῦμα μέγα, Rev.16:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “scorch” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SCORCH, verb transitive
- To burn superficially; to subject to a degree of heat that changes the color of a thing, or both the color and texture of the surface.
- To burn; to affect painfully with heat.
All definitions and other forms of “scorch”
SCORCH, verb intransitive
To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.
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.