λαμπάς — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

λαμπάςάδοςfλάμπω torchof burning wood, to provide light or ignition, freq. carried in ritual processions, dances and ceremoniesTrag. Th. Ar. Men. Theoc. torchcarried in a relay raceAr. Arist.ref. to a beacon-signal, envisaged as such a torchA.in a simile envisaging life as a torch, passed on fr. generation to generationPl.torch-raceHdt. And. Ar. Pl. X. Is.torchw.gen.of the sunParm. E.without gen.,ref. to the sunS.pl.fiery raysw.gen.of the sunE. pl.torchesin the sky, ref. to meteors, comets or lightningA.flashes, boltsof lightningE.sg., ref. to a meteor or fireballPlu. oil-lamplampNT. adj.of the shores of Eleusis, at the festival of the Mysteriestorch-litS.

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a torch

torch-lit

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