δᾱλός,ὁ, (δαίω)
A. fire-brand,
Il. 15.421 , Od. 5.488 , E. Cyc. 471 , 472 , A. Ch. 608 (lyr.), Arist. Mete. 344a26 ;beacon-light,
AP 9.675 ; of the thunderbolt, Il. 13.320 , cf. Luc. Tim. 2 .
2. a kind ofmeteor,
Arist. Mete. 341b28 .
II. burnt-out torch: metaph. of an old man, AP 12.41 ( Mel. ). (Contr. fr.δᾰϝελός,cf.δαβελός.)