Scaife ATLAS

καίω to light, kindle, πυρὰ πολλά Il.; πῦρ κῆαι Od.; Mid., πῦρ κήαντο they lighted them a fire, Hom.:—Pass. to be lighted, to burn, Il., Hdt., etc. to set on fire, burn up, burn, Hom. to burn, scorch, of the sun, Hdt.:—also of extreme cold (as Virg. penetrabile frigus adurit), Xen. Pass., of fever-heat, to be burnt or parched up, Thuc.: metaph. of passion, Pind., etc. to burn and destroy (in war), τέμνειν καὶ κ., κ. καὶ πορθεῖν to waste with fire and sword, Xen. of surgeons, to cauterise, τέμνειν καὶ κάειν to use knife and cautery, Plat., Xen.

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to light, kindle

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Headword:

καίω

Headword (normalized):

καίω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

καιω

IDX:

16330

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n16344

Key:

kai/w

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