- Original: ἄσβεστος - Transliteration: Asbestos - Phonetic: as'-bes-tos - Definition: 1. unquenched, unquenchable a. of eternal hell fire to punish the damned - Origin: from G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G4570 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G4570 ; not extinguished that is (by implication) perpetual: - not to be quenched unquenchable. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • unquenchable, 2 Mat 3:12; Luke 3:17