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It is often used metaphorically to describe the inflaming of passions, emotions, or situations, indicating a kindling or intensifying effect.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, fire was a powerful and often destructive force, symbolizing both purification and judgment. The imagery of fire was commonly used in Jewish and Greco-Roman literature to convey ideas of passion, destruction, and divine judgment. In the New Testament, fire is frequently associated with the Holy Spirit, judgment, and the refining process of believers.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>to set on fire, burn<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>set on fire (1), sets on fire (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5394: φλογίζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">φλογίζω</span></span>; (<span class="greek2">φλόξ</span>, which see); <span class="accented">to ignite, set on fire</span> (Sir. 3:30; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/9-24.htm">Exodus 9:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/96-3.htm">Psalm 96:3</a><FOOTNOTE:10> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Ps. 97:3>); <span class="accented">to burn up,</span> 1 Macc. 3:5; <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> Philoct. 1199): in figurative discourse, <span class="accented">to operate destructively,</span> have a most pernicious power, <a href="/interlinear/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a>; in the passive of that in which the destructive influences are kindled, ibid. (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">πῦρ</span></span>, p. 558{b} top).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>set on fire. <p>From <a href="/greek/5395.htm">phlox</a>; to cause a blaze, i.e. Ignite (figuratively, to inflame with passion) -- set on fire. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5395.htm">phlox</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εφλόγισε εφλογίσθη φλογιεί φλογιζομενη φλογιζομένη φλογίζομενη φλογίζον φλογιζουσα φλογίζουσα φλογίνην phlogizomene phlogizomenē phlogizoméne phlogizoménē phlogizousa phlogízousa<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular">V-PPA-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σῶμα καὶ <b>φλογίζουσα</b> τὸν τροχὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> body, <span class="itali">and sets</span> on fire<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">setteth on fire</span> the course<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> body and <span class="itali">setting on fire</span> the course<p><b><a href="/text/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular">V-PPM/P-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γενέσεως καὶ <b>φλογιζομένη</b> ὑπὸ τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and sets <span class="itali">on fire</span> the course<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">it is set on fire</span> of<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of nature and <span class="itali">being set on fire</span> by<p><b><a href="/greek/5394.htm">Strong's Greek 5394</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5394.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/phlogizomene__5394.htm">φλογιζομένη — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/phlogizousa_5394.htm">φλογίζουσα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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