kapnos is the visible emission that rises from fire, burning, incense, or other described sources.

The term denotes visible smoke or vaporous emission, whether rising from a source, filling a place, issuing from mouths, or being seen as evidence of burning. The occurrences show it in scenes involving fire, incense, a temple filled from divine glory and power, destructive burning, and an abyss whose smoke darkens the sun and air.

1. Visible emission from a stated source · dominant

   The noun identifies an observable emission connected with its source or effect: in Revelation 9:2 the APB renders smoke ascending from the abyss and darkening the sun and air, while in Revelation 18:9 it is seen as the smoke of a city's burning. In Revelation 8:4 it ascends with incense and prayers, and in Revelation 15:8 it fills the temple; Acts 2:19 places it alongside blood and fire, and Revelation 14:11 describes it as rising.

   Revelation 9:2Revelation 18:9Revelation 8:4Revelation 15:8Acts 2:19Revelation 14:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently presents the term with “smoke,” including “vapor of smoke” in Acts 2:19. It depicts the smoke as rising, filling the temple, issuing from mouths, accompanying incense, or marking burning; these English renderings reflect whole clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.