katakaio denotes burning things in fire, whether books, chaff, bodies, vegetation, a work, or a person.

The attested use consistently concerns things being burned in fire: people burn books, weeds, and chaff, while works, animal bodies, vegetation, and a person are described as burned. Active forms name agents who burn, and passive forms describe what undergoes the burning.

1. Burning objects or persons in fire · dominant

   The active forms describe burning books in Acts 19:19, weeds for disposal in Matthew 13:30, and chaff with unquenchable fire in Matthew 3:12 and Luke 3:17; the APB renders these clauses with “burned” or “burn.” Passive forms describe what is affected: a work in 1 Corinthians 3:15, animal bodies outside the camp in Hebrews 13:11, and the earth, trees, and grass in Revelation 8:7; the APB likewise renders these clauses as being “burned.”

   Acts 19:19Matthew 13:30Matthew 3:12Luke 3:171 Corinthians 3:15Revelation 8:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB normally presents the relevant clauses with “burn,” “burned,” or “was burned.” Those English expressions confirm the fire-related action of each clause rather than establish separate lexical senses.