πυρά1
πῠρά,
ῶν,
τά,
A). watch-fires, in
Hom. only nom. and acc.,
καίωμεν πυρὰ πολλά Il. 8.509 , cf.
554 ,
9.77 ,
10.12 ;
ἐκκαύσαντες π. Hdt. 4.134 ;
πύρ’ αἴθει(
ν) prob. for
πυραίθει(
ν) in
E. Rh. 41 (lyr.),
78 ,
823 (lyr.) and for
πύραιθεῖν (sic) in
Call. Fr. 1.13 P.;
πυρὰ δαίεται E. Rh. 136 (lyr.);
ὡς .. ᾐσθάνοντό τὰ πυρὰ .. φανέντα the
beacon-fires,
Th. 8.102 ;
π. κατασβεννύναι X. An. 6.3.25 ; dat.,
ἐπιτυγχάνει πυροῖς ἐρήμοις ib.
7.2.18 , cf.
Cyr. 4.2.16 ; of volcanic
fires,
Arist. Mir. 833a1 ;
πυρά .. εὔδηλα πᾶσι Scymn. 258 : metaph.,
δῆμος π. ἐς τὸν Τίβεριν πολλὰ ἐνέβαλε D.C. 55.13 . (A sg.
πυρόν is cited by Hdn.Gr.
2.944 , but rejected by
Eust. 729.63 : the accent, as well as dat.
πυροῖς, shows that
πυρά does not belong to
πῦρ.)
ShortDef
(n.pl.) watch-fires
(fem.sg.) funeral-pyre
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
πυρά
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πυρα1
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-91542
Data
{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πῠρά</span>, <span class="itype greek">ῶν</span>, <span class="gen greek">τά</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">watch-fires</span>, in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only nom. and acc., <span class="quote greek">καίωμεν πυρὰ πολλά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:509" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.509/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 8.509 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:554" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:554/canonical-url/"> 554 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.77/canonical-url/"> 9.77 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.12/canonical-url/"> 10.12 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐκκαύσαντες π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:134" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.134/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 4.134 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πύρ’ αἴθει</span>(<span class="etym greek">ν</span>) prob. for <span class="foreign greek">πυραίθει</span>(<span class="etym greek">ν</span>) in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 41 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:78/canonical-url/"> 78 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:823" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:823/canonical-url/"> 823 </a> (lyr.) and for <span class="foreign greek">πύραιθεῖν</span> (sic) in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 1.13 </a> P.; <span class="quote greek">πυρὰ δαίεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg019.perseus-grc1:136/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 136 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">ὡς .. ᾐσθάνοντό τὰ πυρὰ .. φανέντα</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beacon-fires</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:102" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.102/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 8.102 </a>; <span class="quote greek">π. κατασβεννύναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:3:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:3:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 6.3.25 </a> ; dat., <span class="foreign greek">ἐπιτυγχάνει πυροῖς ἐρήμοις</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:2:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:2:18/canonical-url/"> 7.2.18 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:4:2:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:4:2:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 4.2.16 </a>; of volcanic <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fires</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg027:833a:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg027:833a.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mir.</span> 833a1 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πυρά .. εὔδηλα πᾶσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0068.tlg001:258" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0068.tlg001:258/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Scymn.</span> 258 </a> : metaph., <span class="quote greek">δῆμος π. ἐς τὸν Τίβεριν πολλὰ ἐνέβαλε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:55:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:55.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.C.</span> 55.13 </a> . (A sg. <span class="foreign greek">πυρόν</span> is cited by Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:2:944" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:2.944/canonical-url/"> 2.944 </a>, but rejected by <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:729:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:729.63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 729.63 </a>: the accent, as well as dat. <span class="foreign greek">πυροῖς</span>, shows that <span class="foreign greek">πυρά</span> does not belong to <span class="foreign greek">πῦρ</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}