Passage Explorer
Word study · Greek

kautēriázō

branded

Say it: kow-tay-ree-AD-zo (approximate)

καυτηριάζω

What it means

To brand with a hot iron, to sear. In 4:2, "branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron" (or "seared"), either a mark of ownership or a conscience made numb. It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • BrandMark with a hot iron.
  • SearMake insensitive.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 4

    "Branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron" (4:2).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G2743 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources