phlox denotes a fire-flame, in burning scenes and in descriptions of ministers or eyes compared with fire.

The term most often occurs in clauses describing a fire-flame in a burning or painful setting; it also describes ministers in relation to fire and eyes compared with a fire-flame. The supplied forms occur in dative, accusative, and nominative singular feminine constructions.

1. Fire-flame in a burning or painful setting · dominant

   The dative singular form φλογὶ occurs in fire-related clauses: in 2 Thessalonians 1:8 the APB renders the setting as "in a flame of fire," in Acts 7:30 it places an angel in the flame of a burning thorn bush, and in Luke 16:24 the speaker says he is in pain "in this flame."

   2 Thessalonians 1:8Acts 7:30Luke 16:24
2. Fiery comparison for eyes · common

   In Revelation 19:12 and Revelation 1:14, the nominative singular φλὸξ occurs in the description "His eyes are a flame of fire" or "his eyes were like a flame of fire." Revelation 2:18 uses accusative singular φλόγα in the same kind of comparison, describing the Son of God as having eyes "like a flame of fire."

   Revelation 19:12Revelation 1:14Revelation 2:18
3. Description of ministers with fire · rare

   In Hebrews 1:7, accusative singular φλόγα occurs in the statement about angels and ministers; the APB renders the clause "his ministers a flame of fire."

   Hebrews 1:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term with "flame," either in a fire setting or in comparisons involving eyes and ministers. Its wording confirms the clauses' overall fire imagery rather than fixing every individual correspondence.