- Original: τεφρόω - Transliteration: Tephroo - Phonetic: tef-ro'-o - Definition: 1. reduce to ashes - Origin: from tephra (ashes) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From τέφρα tephra (ashes); to incinerate that is consume: - turn to ashes. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • ashes, 1 2 Peter 2:6