burn up,
ἐπι-φλέγω,
A. burn up,
πῦρ..ἐπιφλέγει ἄσπετον ὕλην
Il. 2.455
; ὄφρ' ἤτοι τοῦτον μὲν [νεκρὸν] ἐπιφλέγῃ..πῦρ
23.52
; of an enemy, πάντα ἐπέφλεγον καὶ ἔκειρον
Hdt. 8.32
;ἐ. τὴν πόλιν set fire toit, Th. 2.77 :— Pass. , Nic. Th. 188 .
2. heat, inflame,
τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν
Aët. 15.20
: metaph.,inflame, excite,
σάλπιγξ ἀϋτῇ πάντ' ἐκεῖν' ἐπέφλεγεν
A. Pers. 395
; ἐ. τινὰ αἴθοπι μώμῳ
Tim. Pers. 222
; Ἀννίβχς εὐτυχῶν ἐ. τὴν Ἰταλίαν
Plu. Cat.Ma. 1
; with love, Λαί̈ς ἐ. πόθῳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα
Id. 2.767f
: — Pass. , Arist. Phgn. 812a27 , Ael. NA 15.9 .
3. illumine,
ἠέλιος.. ἐ. ἀκτίνεσσιν
D.P. 1110
: metaph.,make illustrious,
ἐ. πόλιν ἀοιδαῖς
Pi. O. 9.22
.
II. intr.,to be scorching hot,of the sun, Luc. Anach. 25 , D.C. 59.7 : metaph.,to be brilliant,
εὐφροσύνα τε καὶ δόξ' ἐ.
Pi. P. 11.45
.
