- Original: πυρέσσω - Transliteration: Puresso - Phonetic: poo-res'-so - Definition: 1. to be sick with a fever - Origin: from G4443 - TDNT entry: 21:57,0 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G4443 ; to be on fire that is (specifically) to have a fever: - be sick of a fever. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • fever, 2 Mat 8:14; Mar 1:30