Fire

subs.

P. and V. πῦρ, τό, φλόξ, ἡ, V. φλογμός, ὁ, αἶθος, ὁ.

Conflagration: P. ἔμπρησις, ἡ.

Burning heat: P. and V. καῦμα, τό.

Watchfires: P. πύρα, τά, V. πυρσά, τά; see {{U}}Beacon.

Breathing fire, adj.: V. πύρπνοος, πύρπνους.

Carry fire, v.: V. πυρφορεῖν.

Carrying fire, adj.: P. and V. πυρφόρος.

Untouched by fire: P. and V. ἄπυρος.

Set fire to: see fire, v.

Be under fire, v.; use P. and V. βάλλεσθαι (lit., be shot at).

Be between two fires (have enemies on each side): P. ἀμφίβολος εἶναι, ἐν ἀμφιβόλῳ εἶναι.

Catch fire: P. and V. κάεσθαι, ἅπτεσθαι.

met., vehemence: P. σφοδρότης, ἡ.

Zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.

Love: P. and V. ἔρως, ὁ.

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v. trans.

Set fire to: P. and V. ἅπτειν, ὑφάπτειν, ἀνάπτειν, πῦρ ἐμβάλλειν (dat.), P. ἐπιφλέγειν, V. ὑπαίθειν, Ar. ἐμπυρεύειν, ἐκφλέγειν; see Burn, Kindle.

met., excite, kindle: Ar. and P. κάειν, φλέγειν, P. διαθερμαίνειν, V. ἐπιφλέγειν, Ar. and V. ζωπυρεῖν, θάλπειν. P. and V. θερμαίνειν (Plat.); see {{U}}Excite.

He is fired with love: V. ἐντεθέρμανται πόθῳ (Soph., Trach. 368).