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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2742. καύσων (kausón) -- Heat, scorching heat</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2742.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/3-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2742.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2742</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2741b.htm" title="2741b">◄</a> 2742. kausón <a href="../greek/2743.htm" title="2743">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kausón: Heat, scorching heat</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">καύσων</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kausón<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kow-SONE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kow'-sone)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Heat, scorching heat<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a scorching heat, hot wind.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb καίω (kaio), meaning "to burn" or "to set on fire."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - Strong's Hebrew 2721: חֹרֶב (choreb) – meaning "heat" or "drought."<p> - Strong's Hebrew 2527: חֹם (chom) – meaning "heat" or "warmth."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kausón" refers to intense heat or scorching heat, often associated with the sun's burning rays. In the biblical context, it is used to describe extreme weather conditions that can lead to discomfort, suffering, or even judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, the climate was often harsh, with intense heat being a common experience. The scorching sun was a powerful symbol of both the life-giving and destructive forces of nature. In biblical times, heat was not only a physical challenge but also a metaphor for trials, divine judgment, and purification.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2545.htm">kaió</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>burning heat<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>hot (1), scorching heat (1), scorching wind (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 2742: καύσων</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">καύσων</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καύσωνος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">burning heat</span> of the sun: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-12.htm">Matthew 20:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-55.htm">Luke 12:55</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/1-11.htm">James 1:11</a> (others refer all these passages to the next entry); (<a href="/interlinear/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/31-40.htm">Genesis 31:40</a> <span class="manuref">Alex.</span>; cf. Judith 8:3); Sir. 18:16; <span class="abbreviation">Athen.</span> 3, p. 73 b.). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">Eurus,</span> a very dry, hot, east wind, scorching and drying up everything; for <span class="hebrew">קָדִים</span>, <a href="/interlinear/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1</a>; <span class="greek2">ἄνεμος</span> <span class="greek2">καύσων</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-17.htm">Jeremiah 18:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/17-10.htm">Ezekiel 17:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a>: <span class="greek2">πνευαμ</span> <span class="greek2">καύσων</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jonah/4-8.htm">Jonah 4:8</a> (cf. <a href="/interlinear/hosea/12-1.htm">Hosea 12:1</a>); (on this wind cf. Schleusner, Thesaurus ad <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> iii., p. 297; <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB (also <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>) under the word <TOPIC:Wind>). Many suppose it to be referred to in <a href="/interlinear/james/1-11.htm">James 1:11</a>; yet the evils there mentioned are ascribed not to the <span class="greek2">καύσων</span>, but to the <span class="greek2">ἥλιος</span>.<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>burning heat. <p>From <a href="/greek/2741.htm">kausoo</a>; a glare -- (burning) heat. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2741.htm">kausoo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Καυσων Καύσων καυσωνα καύσωνα καυσωνι καύσωνι Kauson Kausōn Kaúson Kaúsōn kausona kausōna kaúsona kaúsōna kausoni kausōni kaúsoni kaúsōni<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/matthew/20-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 20:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὸν <b>καύσωνα</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the burden <span class="itali">and the scorching heat</span> of the day.'<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the burden and <span class="itali">heat</span> of the day.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/20-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">heat</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-55.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:55</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λέγετε ὅτι <b>Καύσων</b> ἔσται καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you say, <span class="itali">It will be a hot</span> day,' and it turns<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> There will be <span class="itali">heat;</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-55.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you say <span class="itali">Heat</span> there will be and<p><b><a href="/text/james/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 1:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σὺν τῷ <b>καύσωνι</b> καὶ ἐξήρανεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> rises <span class="itali">with a scorching wind</span> and withers<br><a href="/kjvs/james/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with <span class="itali">a burning heat,</span> but<br><a href="/interlinear/james/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with [its] the <span class="itali">burning heat</span> and dried up<p><b><a href="/greek/2742.htm">Strong's Greek 2742</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2742.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kauso_n_2742.htm">Καύσων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kauso_na_2742.htm">καύσωνα — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kauso_ni_2742.htm">καύσωνι — 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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