- Original: πύρωσις - Transliteration: Purosis - Phonetic: poo'-ro-sis - Definition: 1. a burning a. the burning by which metals are roasted and reduced b. by a figure drawn from a refiners fire 1. calamities or trials that test the character - Origin: from G4448 - TDNT entry: 21:51,0 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G4448 ; ignition that is (specifically) smelting (figuratively conflagration calamity as a test): - burning trial. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • burning, 2 Revelation 18:9; Revelation 18:18 • trial, 1 1 Peter 4:12