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Unquenchable fire
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1. Unquenchable fire
Originally created 2017-02-07. Updated 2021-11-27.

2. Unquenchable fire
The Greek for "unquenchable" is that of "quick lime" and was later mistranslated by Pliny into Latin as "asbestos".

3. Undefiled
What does the word "undefiled" mean in the following verses?

4. Hebrews 7:26
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KJV: For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;
Greek: τοιουτος γαρ ημιν και επρεπεν αρχιερευς οσιος ακακος αμιαντος κεχωρισμενος απο των αμαρτωλων και υψηλοτερος των ουρανων γενομενος

5. Hebrews 13:4
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KJV: Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Greek: τιμιος ο γαμος εν πασιν και η κοιτη αμιαντος πορνους δε γαρ και μοιχους κρινει ο θεος

6. James 1:27
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KJV: Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Greek: θρησκεια καθαρα και αμιαντος παρα τω θεω και πατρι αυτη εστιν επισκεπτεσθαι ορφανους και χηρας εν τη θλιψει αυτων ασπιλον εαυτον τηρειν απο του κοσμου

7. 1 Peter 1:4
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KJV: To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
Greek: εις κληρονομιαν αφθαρτον και αμιαντον και αμαραντον τετηρημενην εν ουρανοις εις ημας υμας
The modern Greek word "αμίαντος" (a-MEE-an-tos) ≈ "asbestos" refers to a substance called asbestos that was used for objects that were to withstand fire. Well to do people might have table cloths made of asbestos that could be thrown into a fire whereby all the impurities would be removed and just the table cloth remained - undefiled.

Given this information, what additional insights can be made in the above verses. At the time it was noticed that slaves working in the asbestos mines tended to die young from respiratory ailments. Note that a lot of the background research on the history of asbestos was done in conjunction with the asbestos lawsuits from years past (and still ongoing).

8. Unquenchable
What does the word "unquenchable" or "quenched" mean in the following verses?

9. Matthew 3:12
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KJV: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Greek: ου το πτυον εν τη χειρι αυτου και διακαθαριει την αλωνα αυτου και συναξει τον σιτον αυτου εις την αποθηκην το δε αχυρον κατακαυσει πυρι ασβεστω

10. Mark 9:43
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KJV: And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:
Greek: και εαν σκανδαλιζη σκανδαλιση σε η χειρ σου αποκοψον αυτην καλον σοι εστιν σε κυλλον εισελθειν εις την ζωην εισελθειν η τας δυο χειρας εχοντα απελθειν εις την γεενναν εις το πυρ- το ασβεστον
Aside: The modern Greek word for fire is "φωτιά" (fo-tee-A) ≈ "fire" which is related to the modern Greek word "φως" (fos) ≈ "light" but the ancient Greek word "πυρ" (peer) ≈ "fire" is still used, from which comes the English word "fire". A common linguistic change over time is to go from a "p" sound to an "f" sound. The German word for fire is "Feuer". The Latin word is "ignis""fire". How did we get the English word "asbestos"? It appears that Pliny the Elder somehow get the words mixed up and translated the Greek word «άσβεστος» into Latin as "asbestinon" with the meaning of what we call "asbestos" but which in Greek was actually "quick lime", that is, a form of "calcium".

How would a fire from "quick lime" or "calcium" burn? Given this information, what additional insights can be made in the above verse.

Another sense of unquenchable has to do with the concept of extinguishing. In the verses below, the Greek word for "quenched" is similar to the modern Greek word "σβήνω" (SVEE-no) ≈ "extinguish". This is partly an onomatopoeia. Say the phrase "svee" fast several times, as if you are extinguishing or blowing out a candle. Here are some corresponding Latin words.

11. Latin

12. Greek
Note the Greek words. In Greek, as in many English words taken from the Greek, the prefix «α» or "a" often negates the word it modifies. Thus, the following interesting pattern (that may or may not be valid). The following verses use the sense of "extinguishable" as in, for example, "not quenched".

13. Matthew 12:20
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KJV: A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Greek: καλαμον συντετριμμενον ου κατεαξει και λινον τυφομενον ου σβεσει εως αν εκβαλη εις νικος την κρισιν

14. Mark 9:44
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KJV: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Greek: οπου ο σκωληξ αυτων ου τελευτα και το πυρ ου σβεννυται

15. Ephesians 6:16
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KJV: Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Greek: επι εν πασιν αναλαβοντες τον θυρεον της πιστεως εν ω δυνησεσθε παντα τα βελη του πονηρου τα πεπυρωμενα σβεσαι

16. 1 Thessalonians 5:19
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KJV: Quench not the Spirit.
Greek: το πνευμα μη σβεννυτε

17. Hebrews 11:34
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KJV: Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Greek: εσβεσαν δυναμιν πυρος εφυγον στοματα μαχαιρας ενεδυναμωθησαν μαχαιρης εδυναμωθησαν απο ασθενειας εγενηθησαν ισχυροι εν πολεμω παρεμβολας εκλιναν αλλοτριων

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