Lexicon
κάμινος
kaminos
G2575
G:N-F Greek

furnace/oven

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kaminos denotes a heated enclosure, pictured as a place of fire, refining, or smoke.

The term denotes a heated enclosure: in the Matthew passages it is the destination described as “the furnace of fire,” while Revelation uses it in comparisons involving refining and the smoke of a great furnace.

Senses in use

  1. Fiery enclosure and its effects · dominant

    In Matthew 13:42 and Matthew 13:50, the accusative singular form occurs in the clause about throwing people into “the furnace of fire.” In Revelation 1:15 the dative singular form appears in a comparison of burnished bronze “as in a furnace refined,” and Revelation 9:2 uses the genitive singular form for smoke “like smoke of a great furnace.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “furnace” in all four verses, describing a furnace of fire, refining in a furnace, and smoke from a great furnace. These renderings confirm the verse settings rather than establish a separate lexical nuance.

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