verb
purimō
Greekπυρόομαι (puroomai)
Strong’sG4448
I burn, am purified by fire
stem pur-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πυρόω, -ῶ
(< πῦρ), [in LXX chiefly for צרף;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4448 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpoo-ro'-o
to kindle, i.e. (passively) to be ignited, glow (literally), be refined (by implication), or (figuratively) to be inflamed (with anger, grief, lust)
Fromfrom G4442;
King Jamesburn, fiery, be on fire, try.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| purimōπυροῦμαι | happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular | burn with indignation | 1× |
| purirōπυροῦσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive | burn with passion | 1× |
| purirōtoisπυρούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine | fire | 1× |
| purirētemπεπυρωμένον | has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter | refined | 1× |
| purirētauπεπυρωμένης | has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive singular feminine | refined | 1× |
| purirēteimπεπυρωμένα | has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct plural neuter | flaming | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | purimō1×πυροῦμαι | purime | purimi | purima | purimē | purimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | purisō | purise | purisi | purisa | purisē | puriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | puritō | purite | puriti | purita | puritē | puritelē |
| we 1st person plural | purinō | purine | purini | purina | purinē | purinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | purivō | purive | purivi | puriva | purivē | purivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | purilō | purile | purili | purila | purilē | purilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | purimeiō | purimeia | purimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | puriseiō | puriseia | puriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | puriteiō | puriteia | puriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | purineiō | purineia | purineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | puriveiō | puriveia | puriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | purileiō | purileia | purileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | purisōr | purisar | purisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | puritōr | puritar | puritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | purivōr | purivar | purivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | purilōr | purilar | purilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | purimoiō | purimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | purisoiō | purisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | puritoiō | puritoia |
| we 1st person plural | purinoiō | purinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | purivoiō | purivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | puriloiō | puriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | purirō1×πυροῦσθαι | puriri | purira | purirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | purirōtos1× | puriritos | puriratos | purirētos3× |
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
pur 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
purimō“burn with indignation”happening now · Ipresent passive indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:29“burn with indignation”tinos asthenatō, kai ouk asthenamō? tinos skandalizitō kai ouk mis purimō?Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?
purirō“burn with passion”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 7:9“burn with passion”ei de ouk enkrateuelō, gamalar, kreittōnem gar atō gamara ē purirō.But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
purirōtois“fire”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 3:12“fire”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.
purirētem“refined”has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct singular neuter1×
Revelation 3:18“refined”sumbouleuamō si agorazara para mu chrusiem purirētem ek pureu hina ploutaseia, kai himatieim leukeim hina periballeseia kai mē faneriteia tas aischunas tau gumnotau su, kai kollouriem enchriara toin ofthalmoin su hina blepaseiō.I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
purirētau“refined”has happened · of, belonging toperfect passive participle genitive singular feminine1×
Revelation 1:15“refined”kai tois podois autou homoiois chalkolibane, hōs en kamina purirētau, kai tas fōnas autou hōs fōnas hudōreiu polleiu,His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
purirēteim“flaming”has happened · objectperfect passive participle direct plural neuter1×
Ephesians 6:16“flaming”en pantei analambaratois ton thureon tau pistiau, en ho dunevi panteim teim beleim tou ponērou purirēteim sbennuara;In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.