πύρφορος
πύρφορ-ος (parox.),
ον,
b). π. οἰστοί arrows
with combustibles tied to them, so that they may set fire to woodwork,
Th. 2.75 ,
Arr. An. 2.21.3 ;
τοῖς μὲν π .. . τοῖς δ’ ἄλλοις βέλεσι D.S. 20.96 ;
οἱ π. ibid.;
πυρφόρα,, ib.
88 ;
πυρφόρος,,
engine for throwing fire, fire-dart,
Plb. 21.7.1 (dub.),
Jul. Or. 2.62d .
II). in special senses,
1). epith. of several divinities, as of Zeus in reference to his
lightnings,
S. Ph. 1198 (anap.); of Demeter, prob. in reference to the
torches used by her worshippers,
E. Supp. 260 ; similarly
π. θεαί of Demeter and Persephone,
IG 4.666.9 (Lerna),
E. Ph. 687 (lyr.);
π. Ἀρτέμιδος αἴγλας S. OT 206 (lyr.);
Προμηθεὺς π. the
Fire-bringer, title of a satyric play of
A., cf.
S. OC 55 ; also of Capaneus,
A. Th. 432 ,
S. Ant. 135 (lyr.); of Eros,
AP 5.87 (
Rufin.); but,
θεὸς π.
the fire-bearing god, the god
who produces plague or
fever,
S. OT 27 .
2). bearer of sacred fire in the worship of Asclepius,
Ἀσκληπιοῦ δμῶα π.
IG 3.693 ; of the Syrian Goddess,
Luc. Syr.D. 42 .
b). πυρφόρος,, in the Spartan army,
the priest who kept the sacrificial fire, which was never allowed to go out,
X. Lac. 13.2 : hence prov. of a total defeat,
ἔδει δὲ μηδὲ πυρφόρον .. περιγενέσθαι Hdt. 8.6 , cf.
D.C. 39.45 ;
οὐκ ἔσται π.( v.l.
πυροφόρος )
τῷ οἴκῳ Ἠσαύ LXX Ob. 18 .
3). π. ἡ ἐκ Δελφῶν bearer of sacred fire from Delphi, SIG 711 D 22 (ii B.C.), cf. 728 I (i B.C.); Φοίβου πυρφόροι IG 4.666.15 (Lerna); also in a Bacchic thiasos, AJA 37.253 (Latium, ii A.D.).
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πύρφορ-ος</span> (parox.), <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fire-bearing</span>, esp. of lightning, <span class="quote greek">π. κεραυνός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10.71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 10.71 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:444" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:444/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 444 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1658" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1658/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1658 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀστραπαί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:200" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:200/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 200 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">Διὸς ἔγχος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1749" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1749/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1749 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">πυρφόρος αἰθέρος ἀστήρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1050" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1050/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 1050 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">π. οἰστοί</span> arrows <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with combustibles tied to them</span>, so that they may set fire to woodwork, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:75" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.75/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.75 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg001:2:21:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0074.tlg001:2:21:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 2.21.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τοῖς μὲν π .. . τοῖς δ’ ἄλλοις βέλεσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:20:96" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:20.96/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 20.96 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ π</span>. ibid.; <span class="foreign greek">πυρφόρα,</span>, ib. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:88/canonical-url/"> 88 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πυρφόρος,</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">engine for throwing fire, fire-dart</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:7:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:7:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 21.7.1 </a> (dub.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:2:62d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2003.tlg001:2.62d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 2.62d </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in special senses, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> epith. of several divinities, as of Zeus in reference to his <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lightnings</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1198" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1198/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 1198 </a> (anap.); of Demeter, prob. in reference to the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">torches</span> used by her worshippers, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:260" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:260/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 260 </a>; similarly <span class="foreign greek">π. θεαί</span> of Demeter and Persephone, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 4.666.9 </span> (Lerna), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:687" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:687/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 687 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">π. Ἀρτέμιδος αἴγλας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:206" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:206/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 206 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">Προμηθεὺς π</span>. the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Fire-bringer</span>, title of a satyric play of <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span></span>, cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:55" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:55/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 55 </a>; also of Capaneus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:432" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:432/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 432 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 135 </a> (lyr.); of Eros, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 5.87 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Rufin.</span></span>); but, <span class="foreign greek">θεὸς π</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the fire-bearing</span> god, the god <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">who produces plague</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fever</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 27 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bearer of sacred fire</span> in the worship of Asclepius, <span class="foreign greek">Ἀσκληπιοῦ δμῶα π</span>. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 3.693 </span>; of the Syrian Goddess, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Syr.D.</span> 42 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">πυρφόρος,</span>, in the Spartan army, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the priest who kept the sacrificial fire</span>, which was never allowed to go out, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:13:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg010:13.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lac.</span> 13.2 </a>: hence prov. of a total defeat, <span class="quote greek">ἔδει δὲ μηδὲ πυρφόρον .. περιγενέσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 8.6 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:39:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:39.45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.C.</span> 39.45 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οὐκ ἔσται π</span>.( v.l. <span class="ref greek">πυροφόρος</span> ) <span class="quote greek"> τῷ οἴκῳ Ἠσαύ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg040:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg040:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ob.</span> 18 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">π. ἡ ἐκ Δελφῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bearer of sacred fire</span> from Delphi, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 711 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D</span> 22 </span> (ii B.C.), cf. <span class="bibl"> 728 </span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I</span> (i B.C.); <span class="quote greek">Φοίβου πυρφόροι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 4.666.15 </span> (Lerna); also in a Bacchic thiasos, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJA</span> 37.253 </span> (Latium, ii A.D.).</div> </div><br><br>'}