- ἐκκαίω
- ἐκκαίω fut. ἐκκαύσω LXX; 1 aor. ἐξέκαυσα. Pass.: fut. ἐκκαυθήσομαι and ἐκκαήσομαι LXX; aor. ἐξεκαύθην LXX and ἐξεκάην LXX; pf. 3 sg. ἐκκέκαυται; ptc. ἐκκεκαυμένη LXX (Hdt. et al.; LXX; SibOr 4, 178; Sir 28:8) gener. ‘kindle’. In our lit. only fig. (Jos., Vi. 134 αὐτούς).① to instigate someth. destructive, kindle, start: a schism (Diod S 20, 33, 7 στάσιν ἐξέκαυσαν) 1 Cl 1:1 (cp. Polyb. 2, 1, 3 πόλεμον; Diod S 15, 92, 3; Sir 28:8).② to have a strong desire for, be inflamed: with sensual desire—pass. w. act. sense (Chariton 5, 9, 9; Longus 3, 13, 3) ἐξεκαύθησαν εἰς ἀλλήλους toward each other Ro 1:27 (Alciphron 3, 31, 1 ἐξεκαύθην εἰς ἔρωτα. Cp. Plut., Tib. Gracch. 830 [13, 4], Alex. 582 [31, 3]; Sir 16:6 al.; Jos., Vi. 263).—M-M.
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