762 - asbestos

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ἄσβεστος
Transliteration: asbestos
Definition (short): unquenchable
Definition (full): unquenched, unquenchable

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sbestos (quenched, extinguished)
Definition: unquenched, unquenchable
NASB Translation: unquenchable (3).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of sbennumi; not extinguished, i.e. (by implication) perpetual -- not to be quenched, unquenchable.

see GREEK a

see GREEK sbennumi

References

Strong's 762: 3 Occurrences
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.
NASB: "His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."
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:
NASB: "If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,
KJV: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
NASB: "His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."