noun · masculine
kapnos
Greekκαπνός (kapnos)
Strong’sG2586
smoke
stem kapn-13 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
καπνός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX for עָשָׁן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2586 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkap-nos'
smoke
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamessmoke.
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 | kapnos6×καπνὸς | kapnois |
| object accusative | kapnon2×καπνὸν | kapnoin |
| direct address vocative | kapnor | kapnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kapnou5×καπνοῦ | kapnoiu |
| to, for dative | kapno | kapnoi |
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
kapno 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
13 occurrences, every one of them listed
kapnos“smoke”subjectnominative singular6×
Revelation 8:4“smoke”kai anabainata tos kapnos teiu thumiameiu tai proseuchai toiu hagioiu ek cheirau tou angelou enōpion tou theou.And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
Revelation 9:2“smoke”kai anoigata tem frearem tau abussau, kai anabainata kapnos ek teu freareu hōs kapnos kaminau megau, kai skotita tos hēlios kai tos aēros ek tou kapnou teu freareu.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
Revelation 9:2“smoke”kai anoigata tem frearem tau abussau, kai anabainata kapnos ek teu freareu hōs kapnos kaminau megau, kai skotita tos hēlios kai tos aēros ek tou kapnou teu freareu.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
Revelation 9:17“smoke”kai houtōs horama toin hippoin en ta horasia kai toin katherōtoin epi autoiu, echarōtoin thōraxoin purinoin kai huakinthinoin kai theiōdoin; kai tais kefalais toiu hippoiu hōs kefalais leōnoiu, kai ek teiu stomeiu autoiu ekporeuetō purem kai kapnos kai theiem.Now the horses and riders in my vision looked like this: The riders had breastplates the colors of fire, sapphire, and sulfur. The heads of the horses were like the heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceeded fire, smoke, and sulfur.
Revelation 14:11“smoke”kai tos kapnos tou basanismou autoiu eis aiōnoin aiōnoiu anabainatō, kai ouk echalō anapausian hēmerau kai nuxau, tois proskunarōtois tem thērem kai tan eikōnan auteu, kai ei tinos lambatō tem charagmem teu onomeu auteu.And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
Revelation 19:3“smoke”kai deuterem legalē; Hallēlouia; kai tos kapnos autau anabainatō eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu.And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
kapnon“smoke”objectaccusative singular2×
Revelation 18:9“smoke”Kai klaiali kai kopteli epi autan tois basilevois tau gēau tois meta autau porneuaratois kai strēniaratois, hotan blepaleiō ton kapnon tau purōsiau autau,Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
Revelation 18:18“smoke”kai krazala bleparōtois ton kapnon tau purōsiau autau legarōtois; Tinas homoias ta polita ta mega?and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.
kapnou“smoke”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Acts 2:19“smoke”kai dōami terateim en to ourano anō kai sēmeim epi tau gēau katō, haimem kai purem kai atmian kapnou;I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Revelation 9:2“smoke”kai anoigata tem frearem tau abussau, kai anabainata kapnos ek teu freareu hōs kapnos kaminau megau, kai skotita tos hēlios kai tos aēros ek tou kapnou teu freareu.The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.
Revelation 9:3“smoke”kai ek tou kapnou exerchala akriais eis tan gēan, kai dōita autai exousias hōs echalō exousian tois skorpiois tau gēau.And out of the smoke, locusts descended on the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.
Revelation 9:18“smoke”apo taiu treis plēgaiu houtaiu apokteinila tem tritem toiu anthrōpoiu, ek teu pureu kai tou kapnou kai teu theieu teu ekporeuerōteu ek teiu stomeiu autoiu.A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke, and sulfur that proceeded from their mouths.
Revelation 15:8“smoke”kai gemizita tos naos kapnou ek tau doxau tou theou kai ek tau dunamiau autou, kai oudenos dunete eiserchara eis ton naon achri telileia tais hepta plēgais toiu hepta angeloiu.And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.