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πυρκαϊᾱ́
πύρνον
πυροβόλα
πυροειδής
πυρόεις
πῡροπῑ́πης
πῡροπωλέω
πυρορραγής
πῡρός
πῡροφόρος
πυρόω
πυρπάλαμος
πύρπνοος
πυρπολέω
πυρπόλημα
πυρπόλος
πυρράζω
πυρρίᾱς
πυρρίχη
πυρριχίζω
πυρριχιστής
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πυρόω
πυρόωcontr.vbπῦρ set fire to, burna city, house, temples, ships, individualsHdt. S. E.parts of sacrificial animalsA.burn outthe Cyclops' eyeE.Cyc.pass.of a person, a city, its houses, sacrificial offerings, or sim.be set on fire or burnedLyr.adesp. Pi. E. Plu. crematea person's bonesE.fr.pass.of a dead personbe crematedE.of a person's ashes, envisaged as gold-dustbe put to the fireperh. w. secondary connot. be tested in the fire; see 6A. pass.of matter in the early universebe made fieryPl. pass.fig., of a personbe inflamedw. excitementw.acc.in one's heartw.dat.by a beacon-signalA. subjectsthg.to firepass.of bronzebe made red-hotPlu. test or provea precious metalby applying fireprove the quality ofcupsThphr.see also 2 fumigatea housew.dat.w. sulphurTheoc.

ShortDef

to burn with fire, burn up

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Headword:
πυρόω
Headword (normalized):
πυρόω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πυροω
IDX:
35614
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-35615
Key:
πυρόω

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