without fire,
ἄπῠρος,ον,
A. without fire,in Hom. only of pots and tripods,that have not yet been on the fire, brand-new,
ἕπτ' ἀπύρους τρίποδας
Il. 9.122
, cf. 23.267 .
b. not capable of standing on the fire,
σκευῶν ἐμπύρων καὶ ἀ.
Pl. Lg. 679a
, cf. Ar. Fr. 532 .
c. not wasted by fire,
Max.Tyr. 41.4 .
2. ἄ. οἶκος fireless,i.e.cold, cheerless,
Hes. Op. 525 .
3. unfermented,
οἶνος
Alcm. 117
;uncooked,
σιτία
Plu. 2.349a
; ἄκολος
AP 9.563
( Leon. ), etc.
4. ἄ. χρυσίον unsmelted,opp.ἄπεφθον,
Hdt.
3.97 , IG 2.652B28 (butἄ. χρυσός,of nuggets, or gold-dust, Arist. Mir. 833b8 , D.S. 2.50 , al.); ἄ. κύανος
Thphr. Lap. 55
; ἄ. τέχναι
Aristid. Or. 37(2).13
;θεῖον ἄ. nativesulphur, Gal. 12.903 .
5. ἱερὰ ἄ.sacrificesin which no fire was used,i. e. offerings of fruit, grain, and wine, Pi. O. 7.48 , cf. A. Ag. 70 (lyr.), S. Fr. 417 ; θυσίαν ἄπυρον παγκαρπείας
E. Fr. 912.4
; ἄ. βωμοί
Ph. 1.345
; ἱερουργία
Plu. 2.578b
.
6. in A. Pr. 880 (lyr.)ἄ. ἄρδιςan arrow-pointbut one not forged in fire,i. e. the sting of the gad-fly;ἄ. δάς,of love, Luc. DDeor. 19.1 .
II. Medic.,without fever,
Hp. Epid. 1.1 , cf. Aret. SD 1.9 .Adv.
ἀπύρως
Hp. Prorrh. 1.119
.
III.
= νεκρός , Hsch.
