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πυρρούλας
πυρρόχροος
πυρρώδης
Πυρρώνειος
πυρσαίνω
πυρσανίδες
πυρσαυγής
πυρσεία
πυρσευτήρ
πυρσευτής
πυρσεύω
πυρσοβολέω
πυρσοβόλος
πυρσογενής
πυρσοδυνάστης
πυρσοέλικτος
πύρσοθριξ
πυρσόκορσος
πυρσόλοφοι
πυρσόνωτος
πυρσός
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πυρσεύω
πυρς-εύω,
A). light up, kindle, πυρσεύσας .. σέλας Εὔβοιαν having lit it up with beacon-fires (σέλας combining with the notion of the Verb), E. Hel. 1126 (lyr.); γαῖαν πᾶσαν, of the Sun, Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 35.16 : metaph., π. ἔχθραν D.S. 11.64 ; τὸ κάλλος Philostr. Ep. 12 :— Pass., blaze, μαρμαρυγῇ Hld. 7.5 ; ὥρα τις εἰαρινὴ π. beams forth, Id. 5.13 .
2). set on fire, τρίχα Opp. C. 1.327 .
II). communicate news by means of πυρσοί, signal by beacon-fires, X. An. 7.8.15 , Onos. 25.3 , etc.; τισι to others, D.S. 12.49 ; τῶν φρυκτωρῶν (or -ίων) κατὰ διαδοχὰς πυρσευόντων ἀλλήλοις Arist. Mu. 398a33 ; πυρσεύετε κραυγὴν ἀγῶνος give a shout in signal of battle, E. El. 694 :— Pass., ἄν τι πυρσευθῇ Aen.Tact. 15.1 ; δόξα ὥσπερ ἀπὸ σκοπῆς τῆς Ἑλλάδος εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην πυρσεύεται Plu. 2.182f : impers., πυρσεύεται fire-signals are made, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 62 .


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to light up, kindle

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πυρσεύω
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πυρς-εύω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">light up, kindle</span>, <span class="foreign greek">πυρσεύσας .. σέλας Εὔβοιαν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">having lit</span> it <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">up</span> with beacon-fires (<span class="foreign greek">σέλας</span> combining with the notion of the Verb), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1126" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc1:1126/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hel.</span> 1126 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">γαῖαν πᾶσαν</span>, of the Sun, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyr.Alex.Adesp.</span> 35.16 </span>: metaph., <span class="quote greek">π. ἔχθραν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:11.64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 11.64 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸ κάλλος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg002:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg002:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 12 </a> :— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blaze</span>, <span class="quote greek">μαρμαρυγῇ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:7:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:7.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hld.</span> 7.5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὥρα τις εἰαρινὴ π</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beams forth</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:5:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0658.tlg001:5.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 5.13 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">set on fire</span>, <span class="quote greek">τρίχα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:327" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.327/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 1.327 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">communicate news by means of</span> <span class="foreign greek">πυρσοί</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">signal by beacon-fires</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:8:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:8:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 7.8.15 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0648.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0648.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Onos.</span> 25.3 </a>, etc.; <span class="itype greek">τισι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to</span> others, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:12:49" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:12.49/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 12.49 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τῶν φρυκτωρῶν</span> (or <span class="foreign greek">-ίων</span>) <span class="quote greek"> κατὰ διαδοχὰς πυρσευόντων ἀλλήλοις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:398a:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg028:398a.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mu.</span> 398a33 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πυρσεύετε κραυγὴν ἀγῶνος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">give</span> a shout <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in signal</span> of battle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:694" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:694/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 694 </a>:— Pass., <span class="quote greek">ἄν τι πυρσευθῇ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0058.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0058.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aen.Tact.</span> 15.1 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δόξα ὥσπερ ἀπὸ σκοπῆς τῆς Ἑλλάδος εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην πυρσεύεται</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.182f </span> : impers., <span class="foreign greek">πυρσεύεται</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fire-signals are made</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg053:62" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg053:62/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hist.Conscr.</span> 62 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}