αἴθων
αἴθων
αἴθω
fiery, burning, blazing: of metal, flashing, glittering, Hom., etc.
in Hom. of the horse, lion, bull, eagle, —where it is either fiery, fierce, or tawny.
metaph. ablaze, fiery, Aesch., Soph.
The penult. of the obl. cases may be shortd. in Poets, metri grat., αἴθονος Soph.; αἴθονα Hes.