θάλπω
θάλπω
to heat, soften by heat, Od.:—Pass., ἐτήκετο, κασσίτερος ὣς θαλφθείς Hes.: metaph. to be softened, λόγοις Ar.
to heat, warm, without any notion of softening, καῦμʼ ἔθαλπε (sc. ἡμᾶς) Soph.:—Pass., θάλπεσθαι τοῦ θέρους to be warm in summer, Xen.:—metaph. to be alive, Pind.
to warm at the fire, dry, Soph., Eur.
metaph. of passion, to heat, inflame, Aesch., Soph.
to cherish, comfort, foster, Theocr.