πῠρετ-ός, ὁ,
(πῦρ) burning heat, fiery heat, φέρει πυρετὸν δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσιν (i.e. Sirius) [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.31. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II fever, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 2.26, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1038 (_plural_), etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; θνήσκειν ἐκ π. [[ “epigram Gr.” 247 (from Mysia)] Refs]; π. ἀμφημερινοί, τριταῖοι, τεταρταῖοι, quotidian, tertian, quartan fevers, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 86a, etc. (see. _mentally supplied_ voccative); διαλείποντες 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Problemata” 866a23. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]