πύρῐνος G4447
made of fire, fiery, or having the quality of fire
This adjective means made of fire, fiery, or having fire-like qualities. It describes something that consists of fire or has fire's characteristics—burning, blazing, intense. John uses this term in Revelation to describe the breastplates of apocalyptic horsemen, which appeared fiery red among other colors. The multilingual glosses emphasize the fire quality: Spanish 'de fuego' (of fire), German 'feurig' (fiery), pointing to the blazing, burning nature. This adjective contributes to Revelation's vivid, otherworldly imagery of divine judgment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Revelation 9:17 describes John's vision: 'And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: they wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire and of sulfur.' The adjective describes breastplates with a fiery quality or color—blazing red. Spanish 'de fuego' (of fire) and German 'feurig' (fiery) both emphasize the fire association. The classical lexicon shows this word means of fire or fiery, describing something with fire's nature or appearance. The fiery breastplates are part of Revelation's terrifying imagery of judgment, evoking divine wrath and destructive power unleashed against impenitent humanity. 1×
AR["نَارِيَّةٌ"]·ben["আগুনের-মতো,"]·DE["feurig"]·EN["fiery"]·FR["feurig"]·heb["אֲדֻמִּים-כָּאֵשׁ"]·HI["आग-जैसे"]·ID["merah-menyala,"]·IT["purinous"]·jav["geni"]·KO["불-같은"]·PT["de-fogo"]·RU["огненные,"]·ES["de-fuego"]·SW["vya-moto,"]·TR["ateş-rengi"]·urd["آگ-جیسی"]
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
πύρῐνος [ῠ], η, ον, (πῦρ) of fire, fiery, σῶμα Refs 4th c.BC+; εἰ.. ὁ ἀὴρ μὴ πῦρ, ἀλλὰ π. NT+1st c.BC+; π. νύμφαι hot springs, Refs; π. φάρμακον fiery drug, probably arsenic, Maria cited in Zos.Alch.p.201 Refs 5th c.BC+ __II metaphorically, π. πόλεμος bitter, obstinate war, Refs 2nd c.BC+ __II.2 π. ἀσπαστικόν fiery greeting, Refs