verb
katakaiomō
Strong’sG2618
I burn up, consume entirely
stem katakai-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books7 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.
κατα-καίω,
[in LXX chiefly for שׂרף; in Ex 3:2 (אכל pu.), distinguished from καίω;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2618 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect κατακάω [ᾱ], Epic dialect infinitive κατακαιέμεν Refs 8th c.BC+: future -καύσωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist κατέκαυσα Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular κατέκηε Refs 8th c.BC+; 1st pers. plural subjunctive κατακήομεν (variant{-κείομεν}) Refs 8th c.BC+; infinitive κατακῆαι Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect -κέκαυκαRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future -καυθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+, -καήσομαι NTaorist κατεκαύθην (the Attic dialect form) Refs 5th c.BC+; Laconian dialect infinitive -καῆμενRefs 1st c.AD+; -εκαύσθην Refs 4th c.BC+: perfect -κέκαυμαιRefs 5th c.BC+:—burn completely, in Refs 8th c.BC+ of sacrifices and dead bodies, κατακήομεν αὐτούς Refs 8th c.BC+; κ. τοὺς μάντιας burn them alive, Refs 5th c.BC+; of cities and houses, etc., κατὰ μὲν ἔκαυσαν.. πόλιν Refs; [οἰκίη] κατεκάη Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place]; γῆ κατακεκαυμένη burnt earth, Refs 4th c.BC+; Κατακεκαυμένη, name of the upper valley of the Hermus, in Lydia, Refs 1st c.BC+; of the fingers, to be burnt with hot food, Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 of hot winds, parch, τὰ ἐκ τῆς γῆς Refs 3rd c.BC+
3 metaphorically, ὁ ἔρως ἐμέ.. κατακέκαυκεν Refs (c):—passive, τὰ στόματα -κάεται ἐπὶ τέχνην Refs 4th c.BC+
II passive, of fire, κατὰ πῦρ ἐκάη had burnt down, burnt out, Refs 8th c.BC+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| katakaiotōκατακαίεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | burned | 1× |
| katakaialeκατέκαιον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | burned | 1× |
| katakaiatiκατακαύσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | burn | 2× |
| katakaialiκατακαύσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | burn … up | 1× |
| katakaiitiκατακαυθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | burned up | 2× |
| katakaiitaκατεκάη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | burned up | 3× |
| katakaiaraκατακαῦσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | burn | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 10 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 | katakaiamō | katakaiame | katakaiami | katakaiama | katakaiamē | katakaiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiasō | katakaiase | katakaiasi | katakaiasa | katakaiasē | katakaiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiatō | katakaiate | katakaiati2×κατακαύσει | katakaiata | katakaiatē | katakaiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katakaianō | katakaiane | katakaiani | katakaiana | katakaianē | katakaianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiavō | katakaiave | katakaiavi | katakaiava | katakaiavē | katakaiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaialō | katakaiale1×κατέκαιον | katakaiali1×κατακαύσουσιν | katakaiala | katakaialē | katakaialelē |
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 | katakaiomō | katakaiome | katakaiomē | katakaiomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiosō | katakaiose | katakaiosē | katakaioselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiotō1×κατακαίεται | katakaiote | katakaiotē | katakaiotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katakaionō | katakaione | katakaionē | katakaionelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiovō | katakaiove | katakaiovē | katakaiovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaiolō | katakaiole | katakaiolē | katakaiolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaiimi | katakaiima |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiisi | katakaiisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiiti2×κατακαυθήσεται | katakaiita3×κατεκάη |
| we 1st person plural | katakaiini | katakaiina |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiivi | katakaiiva |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaiili | katakaiila |
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 | katakaiameiō | katakaiameia | katakaiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiaseiō | katakaiaseia | katakaiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiateiō | katakaiateia | katakaiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katakaianeiō | katakaianeia | katakaianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiaveiō | katakaiaveia | katakaiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaialeiō | katakaialeia | katakaialeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaiomeiō | katakaiomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaioseiō | katakaioseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaioteiō | katakaioteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katakaioneiō | katakaioneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaioveiō | katakaioveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaioleiō | katakaioleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaiimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiiteia |
| we 1st person plural | katakaiineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaiileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiasōr | katakaiasar | katakaiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiatōr | katakaiatar | katakaiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiavōr | katakaiavar | katakaiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaialōr | katakaialar | katakaialēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiosōr | katakaiosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiotōr | katakaiotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiovōr | katakaiovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaiolōr | katakaiolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiivar |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaiilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaiamoiō | katakaiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiasoiō | katakaiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiatoiō | katakaiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katakaianoiō | katakaianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiavoiō | katakaiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaialoiō | katakaialoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaiomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katakaionoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaioloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katakaiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katakaiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katakaiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | katakaiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katakaiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katakaiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katakaiarō | katakaiari | katakaiara1×κατακαῦσαι | katakaiarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katakaiorō | katakaiorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | katakaiiri | katakaiira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katakaiarōntos | katakaiarintos | katakaiarantos | katakaiarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katakaiorōntos | katakaiorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | katakaiirintos | katakaiirantos |
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
katakai 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.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
katakaiotō“burned”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 13:11… dia tou archierevou, houteiu teim sōmeim katakaiotō exō tau parembolau;… sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp.
katakaiale“burned”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 19:19… teim periergeim prassarantoiu sumferarantois tain biblain katakaiale enōpion pantoiu; kai sumpsēfizala tain timain …… magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When …
katakaiati“burn”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 3:12… eis tan apothēkan, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.… into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Luke 3:17… tan apothēkan autou, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.… into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
katakaiali“burn … up”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 17:16… tain sarkain autau esthieli, kai autan katakaiali en pure;… they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
katakaiiti“burned up”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
1 Corinthians 3:15ei tinou tem ergem katakaiiti, zēmiiti, autos de sōziti, houtōs de …If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself …
Revelation 18:8“burned up”… penthem kai limos, kai en pure katakaiiti; hoti ischuros kurios tos theos tos …… and grief and famine — and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges …
katakaiita“burned up”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
Revelation 8:7… gēan; kai tem tritem tau gēau katakaiita, kai tem tritem teiu dendreiu katakaiita, …… A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the …
Revelation 8:7“burned up”… katakaiita, kai tem tritem teiu dendreiu katakaiita, kai pantos chortos chlōros katakaiita.… earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass.
Revelation 8:7“burned up”… dendreiu katakaiita, kai pantos chortos chlōros katakaiita.… of the trees and all the green grass.
katakaiara“burn”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Matthew 13:30“burn”… davar auteim eis desmain pros tem katakaiara auteim, ton de siton sunagavar eis …… and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”