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To pile up

σωρεύωStrong’s G4987

sōreuō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Sōreuō is the Greek word usually translated “heap” and “burdened”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.”
Romans 12:20 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “heap” and “burdened”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • you will heap 1
  • burdened 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1
  • 2 Timothy 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary

σωρεύω sōreuō · to pile up

σωρεύω [in LXX: Pro.25:22 (חָתָה), Jdth.15:11 * ;] (a) to heap on: with accusative before ἐπί with accusative, Rom.12:20 (LXX) (Arist., al.); (b) to heap with: with accusative and dative, metaphorically, ἁμαρτίαις, 2Ti.3:6 (overwhelmed with, Field, Notes, 217) (Polyb.).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “heap” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

HEAP, noun

  1. A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body so as to form an elevation; as a heap of earth or stones.
  2. A crowd; a throng; a cluster; applied to living persons.
  3. A mass of ruins.“Thou hast made of a city a heap” Isaiah 25:2
All definitions and other forms of “heap”

    HEAP, verb transitive

    1. To throw or lay in a heap; to pile; as, to heap stones; often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal.
    2. To amass; to accumulate; to lay up; to collect in great quantity; with up; as, to heap up treasures.“Though the wicked heap up silver as the dust--” Job 27:16
    3. To add something else, in large quantities.
    4. To pile; to add till the mass takes a roundish form, or till it rises above the measure; as, to heap any thing in measuring.

    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.