ἐμ-πρήθω G1714
to burn, set on fire, destroy by burning; inflame or consume with fire
This verb means to burn or set aflame, often with destructive intent. The word appears in Matthew 22:7 in Jesus' parable of the wedding feast, where the king 'burned their city' in response to those who rejected his invitation. The lexical background shows this term was used for burning cities in Homer and other classical texts, emphasizing total destruction by fire. It conveys divine judgment through complete consumption.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Matthew 22:7, the king's wrathful response to the rejection of his invitation includes burning the murderers' city. This is judgment vocabulary, depicting complete destruction. Spanish incendió and French brûler capture the violent, consuming nature of the action. The classical usage for burning cities (μέγα ἄστυ in Homer) aligns perfectly with the parabolic judgment context. 1×
AR["أَحرَقَ"]·ben["পুড়িয়ে-দিলেন"]·DE["ἐνέπρησεν"]·EN["burned"]·FR["brûler"]·heb["הַ-"]·HI["जला-दी"]·ID["dia-membakar"]·IT["enepresen"]·jav["ngobong"]·KO["불태웠다"]·PT["incendiou."]·RU["сжёг."]·ES["incendió"]·SW["ndipo"]·TR["yaktı"]·urd["جلا-دیا"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐμ-πρήθω, blow up, inflate, of the wind, ἐν δ᾽ ἄνεμος πρῆσεν μέσον ἱστίον Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, to be bloated or swollen, ἐμπεπρησμένης ὑός Refs 5th c.BC+ __II burn, ἐνέπρηθον μέγα ἄστυ Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 1st c.AD+; compare ἐμπίμπρημι.