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πυρσός
πυρσός πυρσός, οῦ, ὁ, πῦρ a firebrand, torch, Il., Eur.:—in pl. fires, Anth.:—metaph., πυρσὸς ὕμνων Pind.; pl. the fires of love, Theocr. a beacon or signal-fire, bale-fire, Hdt. pl. πύρσα, watch-fires, Eur.

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a firebrand, torch

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πυρσός
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πυρσός
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πυρσος
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πυρσός πυρσός, οῦ, ὁ, πῦρ a firebrand, torch, Il., Eur.:—in pl. fires, Anth.:—metaph., πυρσὸς ὕμνων Pind.; pl. the fires of love, Theocr. a beacon or signal-fire, bale-fire, Hdt. pl. πύρσα, watch-fires, Eur.
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28892
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28925
Key:
purso/s

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