καυτηριάζωkautēriázō
GreekG27432 occurrences (KJV)
to brand ("cauterize"), i.e. (by implication) to render unsensitive (figuratively)
KJV renders it: sear with a hot iron
Where it appears(showing the first 1 of 2)
- 1 Tim 4:2through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.