noun · feminine
floxas
Greekφλόξ (flox)
Strong’sG5395
a flame
stem flox-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φλόξ gen., φλογός,
[in LXX chiefly for לַהַב, לֶהָבָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5395 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidflox
a blaze
Fromfrom a primary φλέγω (to "flash" or "flame");
King Jamesflame(-ing).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | floxas2×φλὸξ | floxais |
| object accusative | floxan2×φλόγα | floxain |
| direct address vocative | floxar | floxair |
| of, belonging to genitive | floxau | floxaiu |
| to, for dative | floxa3×φλογὶ | floxai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
floxa 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
floxas“flame”subjectnominative singular2×
Revelation 1:14“flame”tas de kefalas autou kai tais thrixais leukais hōs eriem leukem, hōs chiōnas, kai tois ofthalmois autou hōs floxas pureu,The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
Revelation 19:12“flame”tois de ofthalmois autou floxas pureu, kai epi tan kefalan autou diadēmeim polleim, echarōtos onomem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē autos,He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
floxan“flame”objectaccusative singular2×
Hebrews 1:7“flame”kai pros men toin angeloin legatō; Tos poiarōtos toin angeloin autou pneumeim, kai toin leitourgoin autou pureu floxan;Now about the angels He says: “He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire.”
Revelation 2:18“flame”Kai to angelo tau en Thuateirei ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos huios tou theou, tos echarōtos toin ofthalmoin autou hōs floxan pureu, kai tois podois autou homoiois chalkolibane;To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
floxa“flame”to, fordative singular3×
Luke 16:24“flame”kai autos fōnaratos legata; Patēror Abraam, elēasar min kai pempasar Lazaron hina baptateia tem akrem tou daktulou autou hudōreu kai katapsuchateia tan glōssan mu, hoti odunemō en ta floxa houta.So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
Acts 7:30“flame”Kai plērirateiu eteiu tesserakonta horita auto en ta erēma teu oreu Sina angelos en floxa pureu batau;After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
2 Thessalonians 1:8“flaming”en floxa pureu, dōarōtou ekdikēsian toi mē oidarētoi theon kai toi mē hupakouarōtoi te euangelie tou kuriou nu Iēsu,in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.