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πυροφορέω2
πυροφορικός
πυροφόρος
πυροφόρος
πυρόχρους
πυρόω
πυρπαλαμάομαι
πυρπάλαμος
πυρπερέγχει
πύρπνοος
πυρπολέω
πυρπόλημα
πυρπόλησις
πυρπολητής
πύρπολος
πύρρᾱ
πυρράζω
πυρραία
πυρράκειος
πυρράκης
πυρρίας
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πυρπολέω
πυρπολ-έω,
A). light and keep up a fire, watch a fire, Od. 10.30 , X. Cyr. 3.3.25 ; π. τοὺς ἄνθρακας stir up, fan the fire, Ar. Av. 1580 .
II). burn with fire, Id. Th. 727 ; τινα, of the bull of Phalaris, Phalar. Ep. 66.2 :— Pass., Phld. Piet. 89 .
2). waste with fire, burn and destroy, τὴν οἰκίαν Ar. Nu. 1497 ; πόλιν Id. V. 1079 ; π. καὶ καίουσι καὶ σφάττουσι Luc. Cal. 19 :— Med., πᾶσαν πυρπολέεσθαι [τὴν *’αττικήν] cause it to be burnt with fire, Hdt. 8.50 .
3). assail with fiery missiles, τοὺς ἐπὶ τῷ πύργῳ τοξότας Palaeph. 38 , cf. 40 .
4). metaph., ὥσπερ ἡ χίμαιρα π. τοὺς βαρβάρους, of a ἑταίρα, Anaxil. 22.9 , cf. Men. Mon. 195 ; also of disease or pain, Nic. Th. 245 , 364 ; of love, Ach.Tat. 1.11 .


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to light and keep up a fire, watch a fire

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πυρπολέω
Headword (normalized):
πυρπολέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πυρπολεω
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91814
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-91815
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πυρπολ-έω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">light and keep up a fire, watch a fire</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.30 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:3:3:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:3:3:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 3.3.25 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">π. τοὺς ἄνθρακας</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stir up, fan</span> the fire, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1580" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1580/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1580 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">burn with fire</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:727" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:727/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 727 </a>; <span class="itype greek">τινα</span>, of the bull of Phalaris, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0053.tlg001:66:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0053.tlg001:66.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phalar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 66.2 </a>:— Pass., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg080:89" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg080:89/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Piet.</span> 89 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">waste with fire, burn and destroy</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὴν οἰκίαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1497" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1497/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 1497 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πόλιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1079" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1079/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 1079 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">π. καὶ καίουσι καὶ σφάττουσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg013:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg013:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cal.</span> 19 </a> :— Med., <span class="foreign greek">πᾶσαν πυρπολέεσθαι [τὴν *’αττικήν</span>] <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cause</span> it <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be burnt with fire</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 8.50 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">assail with fiery missiles</span>, <span class="quote greek">τοὺς ἐπὶ τῷ πύργῳ τοξότας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Palaeph.</span> 38 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2450.tlg001:40/canonical-url/"> 40 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ὥσπερ ἡ χίμαιρα π. τοὺς βαρβάρους</span>, of a <span class="foreign greek">ἑταίρα</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0406.tlg001:22:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0406.tlg001:22.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anaxil.</span> 22.9 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg047:195" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg047:195/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mon.</span> 195 </a>; also of disease or pain, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:245" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:245/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 245 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:364" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:364/canonical-url/"> 364 </a>; of love, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ach.Tat.</span> 1.11 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}