verb
flogizamō
Strong’sG5394
I inflame, fire with passion
stem flogiz-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
φλογίζω
(< φλόξ), [in LXX: Ex 9:24 (לקח hith.), Nu 21:14 (†), Ps 96 (97):3 (להט pi.), Da TH 3:27(94) (חֲרַךְ ithp.), Si 3:30, I Mac 3:5 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5394 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidflog-id'-zo
to cause a blaze, i.e. ignite (figuratively, to inflame with passion)
Fromfrom G5395;
King Jamesset on fire.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future φλογίσω [prev. author = 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus], but -ιῶLXX:— ={φλέγω}, set on fire, burn, LXX+5th c.BC+: singe, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be set on fire, blaze, flame, φλογιζόμενον ἅλιον Refs 5th c.BC+: to be burnt up, consumed, Refs 4th c.BC+: metaphorically, of the tongue, NT
II intransitive, burn, blaze, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| flogizarōntasφλογίζουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | sets on fire | 1× |
| flogizorōntasφλογιζομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine | set on fire | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | flogizamō | flogizame | flogizami | flogizama | flogizamē | flogizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | flogizasō | flogizase | flogizasi | flogizasa | flogizasē | flogizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizatō | flogizate | flogizati | flogizata | flogizatē | flogizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | flogizanō | flogizane | flogizani | flogizana | flogizanē | flogizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizavō | flogizave | flogizavi | flogizava | flogizavē | flogizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizalō | flogizale | flogizali | flogizala | flogizalē | flogizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | flogizomō | flogizome | flogizomē | flogizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | flogizosō | flogizose | flogizosē | flogizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizotō | flogizote | flogizotē | flogizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | flogizonō | flogizone | flogizonē | flogizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizovō | flogizove | flogizovē | flogizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizolō | flogizole | flogizolē | flogizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | flogizameiō | flogizameia | flogizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | flogizaseiō | flogizaseia | flogizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizateiō | flogizateia | flogizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | flogizaneiō | flogizaneia | flogizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizaveiō | flogizaveia | flogizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizaleiō | flogizaleia | flogizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | flogizomeiō | flogizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | flogizoseiō | flogizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizoteiō | flogizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | flogizoneiō | flogizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizoveiō | flogizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizoleiō | flogizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | flogizasōr | flogizasar | flogizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizatōr | flogizatar | flogizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizavōr | flogizavar | flogizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizalōr | flogizalar | flogizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | flogizosōr | flogizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizotōr | flogizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizovōr | flogizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizolōr | flogizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | flogizamoiō | flogizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | flogizasoiō | flogizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizatoiō | flogizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | flogizanoiō | flogizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizavoiō | flogizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizaloiō | flogizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | flogizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | flogizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | flogizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | flogizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | flogizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | flogizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | flogizarō | flogizari | flogizara | flogizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | flogizorō | flogizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | flogizarōntos1× | flogizarintos | flogizarantos | flogizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | flogizorōntos1× | flogizorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
flogiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
flogizarōntas“sets on fire”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
James 3:6“sets on fire”… tas spilarōntas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōntas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizorōntas …… of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
flogizorōntas“set on fire”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
James 3:6… flogizarōntas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizorōntas hupo tau geennau.… life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.