soreuo describes accumulating something in a heap, whether sins upon people or coals upon an enemy’s head.

The attested use describes accumulation into a heap: 2 Timothy 3:6 portrays women as burdened with sins, while Romans 12:20 speaks of placing coals of fire upon an enemy’s head.

1. Accumulating or placing in a heap · dominant

   In 2 Timothy 3:6, the perfect passive participle describes weak-willed women in the clause the APB renders “have been piled up with sins.” In Romans 12:20, the future active form occurs in the result of feeding and giving drink to an enemy; the APB renders the clause “you will heap coals of fire upon his head.”

   2 Timothy 3:6Romans 12:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “have been piled up with sins” in 2 Timothy 3:6 and “you will heap coals of fire upon his head” in Romans 12:20. These are whole-verse translation renderings rather than definitions.