τήκω G5080
to melt, dissolve; to liquefy from heat
This verb means to melt or dissolve, typically from heat. In 2 Peter 3:12, it appears in the eschatological vision: 'the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat.' The term describes the complete liquefaction and dissolution of creation's material order. Classical usage included wasting away from grief as well as physical melting. The consistent cross-linguistic rendering as 'melt' or 'derretir' emphasizes physical dissolution under cosmic heat. This is the undoing of material creation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found in 2 Pet 3:12 describing the final cosmic dissolution: 'the elements will melt with intense heat.' The verb emphasizes complete liquefaction—solid matter dissolving under divine fire. The context is the day of God when present creation is unmade. Cross-linguistic evidence ('melt,' 'se derretirán,' 'schmelzen') uniformly renders physical melting, confirming this as material dissolution under eschatological heat. 1×
AR["سَتَذوبُ"]·ben["গলে-যাবে"]·DE["schmelzen"]·EN["melt"]·FR["τήκεται"]·heb["יִמַּסוּ"]·HI["पिघल-जाएँगे"]·ID["meleleh."]·IT["tēketai"]·jav["lumeraken."]·KO["녹는다."]·PT["se-derreterão"]·RU["расплавятся"]·ES["se-derretirán"]·SW["vitayeyuka"]·TR["eriyecek"]·urd["گھلیں-گے۔"]
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
τήκω, Refs 4th c.BC+, Doric dialect τάκω [ᾱ] Refs 5th c.BC+: future τήξω Refs 5th c.BC+; Doric dialect 2nd pers. singular ταξεῖς (κατα-) Refs 3rd c.BC+: aorist ἔτηξα Refs 8th c.BC+perfect τέτηκα, in intransitive sense, Refs 8th c.BC+; Doric dialect τέτᾱκα Refs 5th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐτετήκειν Refs 5th c.BC+ — middle, future τήξομαι (but in passive sense) Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐτηξάμην Refs 2nd…