πυρπολ-έω,
A. light and keep up a fire, watch a fire, Od. 10.30 , X. Cyr. 3.3.25 ;π. τοὺς ἄνθρακας stir up, fanthe fire, Ar. Av. 1580 .
II. burn with fire, Id. Th. 727 ;τινα, of the bull of Phalaris, Phalar. Ep. 66.2 :— Pass. , Phld. Piet. 89 .
2. waste with fire, burn and destroy, τὴν οἰκίαν
Ar. Nu. 1497
; πόλιν
Id. V. 1079
; π. καὶ καίουσι καὶ σφάττουσι
Luc. Cal. 19
:— Med. ,πᾶσαν πυρπολέεσθαι [τὴν 'αττικήν]causeitto be burnt with fire, Hdt. 8.50 .
3. assail with fiery missiles, τοὺς ἐπὶ τῷ πύργῳ τοξότας
Palaeph. 38
, cf. 40 .
4. metaph.,ὥσπερ ἡ χίμαιρα π. τοὺς βαρβάρους, of aἑταίρα, Anaxil. 22.9 , cf. Men. Mon. 195 ; also of disease or pain, Nic. Th. 245 , 364 ; of love, Ach.Tat. 1.11 .