verb
kausimō
Greekκαυσόομαι (kausoomai)
Strong’sG2741
I burn up
stem kaus-2 times in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† καυσόω, -ῶ
(< καῦσος, burning heat, fever),
only in pass.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2741 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkow-so'-o
to set on fire
Fromfrom G2740;
King Jamesfervent heat.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| kausirōteimκαυσούμενα | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct plural neuter | fire | 2× |
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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kausimō | kausime | kausimi | kausima | kausimē | kausimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | kausisō | kausise | kausisi | kausisa | kausisē | kausiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kausitō | kausite | kausiti | kausita | kausitē | kausitelē |
| we 1st person plural | kausinō | kausine | kausini | kausina | kausinē | kausinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kausivō | kausive | kausivi | kausiva | kausivē | kausivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | kausilō | kausile | kausili | kausila | kausilē | kausilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kausimeiō | kausimeia | kausimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | kausiseiō | kausiseia | kausiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kausiteiō | kausiteia | kausiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | kausineiō | kausineia | kausineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | kausiveiō | kausiveia | kausiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | kausileiō | kausileia | kausileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | kausisōr | kausisar | kausisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kausitōr | kausitar | kausitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | kausivōr | kausivar | kausivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | kausilōr | kausilar | kausilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | kausimoiō | kausimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | kausisoiō | kausisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | kausitoiō | kausitoia |
| we 1st person plural | kausinoiō | kausinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | kausivoiō | kausivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | kausiloiō | kausiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | kausirō | kausiri | kausira | kausirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | kausirōtos2× | kausiritos | kausiratos | kausirētos |
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
kaus 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kausirōteim“fire”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle direct plural neuter2×
2 Peter 3:10“fire”hēkati de hēmeras kuriou hōs kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausirōteim luiti, kai gēas kai teim en auta ergeim heuriskiti.But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
2 Peter 3:12“heat”prosdokarōtoin kai speudarōtoin tan parousian tau tou theou hēmerau, dia han ouranois purirōtois luili kai stoicheieim kausirōteim tēkitō;as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.