set on fire from underneath,
ὑφάπτω, Ion.
ὑπάπτω,
A. set on fire from underneath,
ὑπῆψαν τὴν ἀκρόπολιν
Hdt. 1.176
; ὑφῆψε δῶμ' ἀνηφαίστῳ πυρί
E. Or. 621
, cf. 1618 ; ὑ. πυράν
Th. 2.52
:— Pass. , πόλις ὑφάπτεται πυρί
E. Tr. 1274
;ἃς(sc.ἁμάξας) ἔδει ἐν καιρῷ ὑφαφθῆναι
Aen.Tact. 28.7
;εὕρωμεν(i. e.-ομεν) τὰς θύρας . . ὑφημ<μ>ένας φωτί
BGU 1201.10
(i A. D.).
2. metaph.,inflame unperceived,
τοὺς θεωμένους
X. Cyr. 5.1.16
.
II. light underneath, πῦρ, φλόγα,
Luc. Phal. 1.12 , Aristaenet. 2.4 ;ὁ νικέων ὑφαπτέτω τὰ ἱεράthe winner (in the race)shall lightthe sacred lamps, SIG 71.16 (Delph.,ii B. C.): abs.,light a fire underorina place, Ar. Th. 730 .
B.
Med. ,tieorbind under, ὑπὸ δειρὴν ἁψαμένη tying a rope roundher neck, hanging herself, Alex.Aet. 3.33 .
