fire πῦρ genitive, πυρός, τό, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אֵשׁ ;] fire: Mrk.9:22, Luk.3:9, Jhn.15:6, Act.2:10, 1Co.3:13, Jas.3:5, Rev.8:5, al; π. καὶ θεῖον, Luk.17:29; κατακαίειν (ἐν) π.
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fire πῦρ genitive, πυρός, τό, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אֵשׁ ;] fire: Mrk.9:22, Luk.3:9, Jhn.15:6, Act.2:10, 1Co.3:13, Jas.3:5, Rev.8:5, al; π. καὶ θεῖον, Luk.17:29; κατακαίειν (ἐν) π.
fire πῦρ (once πύυρ [?~X ¯ ?~X] by 'distraction', [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Simonides Lyricus 59 codices Hdn.Gr. (“Rh.Mus.” 35.101, 38.378)), τό, _genitive_ πῠρός] Refs 4th c.BC+]; not used in plural, see at
watch-fires πῠρά,ῶν,τά, A. watch-fires, in Hom. only nom. and acc., καίωμεν πυρὰ πολλά Il. 8.509 , cf. 554 , 9.77 , 10.12 ; ἐκκαύσαντες π. Hdt. 4.134 ;πύρ' αἴθει(ν) prob. forπυραίθει(ν) in E. Rh.
firebrand, torch πυρσός(A),ὁ, heterocl. pl. A. πυρσά E. Rh. 97 : (πῦρ, πυρρός):—firebrand, torch, Il. 18.211 (pl.), E. Ph. 1377 , etc.: pl.,fires, λίθος μήτηρ πυρσῶν AP 6.28 ( Jul. Aegypt.); ἠελ
a signal-fire πυρσός, ὁ, irregular plural πυρσά [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 97 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: (πῦρ, πυρρός):—firebrand, torch, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.211 (_plu
how?! πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως, __1. prop., in direct questions, how?: with indic., Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:23, Luk.11:18, Jhn.3:4, al.; καὶ π., Mrk.4:13, Luk.20:44; π. οὖν, Mat.12:26; π. οὐ, Ma
furious, violent ῥαγδ-αῖος,α,ον, (ῥάγδην) A. furious, violent, of rain-storms, Arist. Mete. 349a6 , Aud. 803a5 , Plu. Tim. 28 , Luc. Tim. 3 ; of lightning, Philostr. Im. 1.14 .Adv. -αίως Aristid.Qu
slender, taper ῥᾰδῐνός,ή,όν, Aeol. βράδῐνος[ᾰ],α,ον , poet.Adj. A. slender, taper, ἱμάσθλη Il. 23.583 ; ἄκοντες Stesich. 53 ; κίονες Ibyc. 58 ; of plants, ὄρπαξ Sapph. 104 ; φοῖνιξ Thgn. 6
easy, ready ῥᾴδιος(ῥαιδ-correctly in early texts, PCair.Zen. 367.20 (iii B.C.), etc., laterῥαδ-, Diog.Oen. 10 , etc.),α,ον: Ep. and Ion. ῥηί̈διος[ῐδ],η,ον , as always in Hom. ;ῥῄδιος,η,ον, Thgn. 574
grape ῥάξ,ῥᾱγός,ἡ , Ion. and later Gr.ῥώξ(v.ῥώξ(B)):— A. grape, S. Fr. 398 ;κατὰ ῥᾶγα βοτρύωνfor eachgrapein the bunch, Pl. Lg. 845a ; ῥᾶγες βότρυος Arist. HA 550a28 , cf. Pr. 925b15 ; ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ β
sew together, stitch ῥάπτω, Od. 16.422 , etc.:fut. ῥάψω(ἀπορ-) Aeschin. 2.21 :aor. 1 A. ἔρραψα Hdt. 9.17 , E. Andr. 911 ; Ep. ῥάψα Il. 12.296 :aor. 2 ἔρρᾰφον(συν-) Nonn. D. 7.152 :plpf. ἐρραφήκ
to sew ῥάπτω, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.422, etc.: ] Refs 8th c.BC+]future ῥάψω (ἀπορ-) [[ 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.21 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔρραψα [[ 5th c.BC: Herod
easily, lightly ῥεῖα, Ep. forῥέα, ῥᾶ(qq. v.), (sts. elided, Il. 15.356 , Od. 17.273 ),Adv.ofῥᾴδιος, A. easily, lightly, freq. in Hom. (v. infr.) and Hes. ( Op. 6 , al., butῥέαib. 5 );θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζώοντε
flow, run, stream, gush ῥέω, Il. 22.149 , etc.; Ep. ῥείω Hes. Fr. 263 (dub.), D.P. 1074 , AP 7.36 ( Eryc. ), but not in Hom. :impf. 3 sg. A. ἔρρει Il. 17.86 , Telecl. 1.4 , but elsewhere in Hom.
to flow ῥέω, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 22.149, etc.] Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ῥείω [[ 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Fragmenta” 263 (uncertain), 2nd c.AD: Dionysius Periegeta 10
surround and take fish with a drag-net σᾰγην-εύω, A. surround and take fish with a drag-net(σαγήνη), Lib. Or. 11.258 : metaph.,sweepthe whole population off the face of a country by forming a line an
Saul σαῦλος, η, ον, an adjective descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by [[Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1169 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαί
Saul σαῦλος, η, ον, an adjective descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by [[Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1169 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαί
straddling, waddling, σαῦλος,η,ον, anAdj.descriptive of gait and carriage, defined asτὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκόςby Sch. Ar. V. 1169 ;σαῦλα ποσὶν βαίνουσα, applied to the gait of the tortoise, A. straddl
Saul σαῦλος, η, ον, an adjective descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by [[Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1169 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαί
Saul σαῦλος, η, ον, an adjective descriptive of gait and carriage, defined as τὸ φαῦλον καὶ διερρυηκός by [[Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1169 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σαῦλα ποσὶν βαί
clear, plain, distinct σᾰφής,ές, gen.έος, contr. οῦς, A. clear, plain, distinct, of things heard, perceived, or known, σαφὲς δ' οὐκ οἶδα h.Merc. 208 ( Hom. only hasAdv. σάφα, q.v.); μῦθος A. Pr.
clearly Included with: σᾰφής, ές, genitive έος, contraction οῦς, clear, plain, distinct, of things heard, perceived, or known, σαφὲς δ᾽ οὐκ οἶδα [[ “hymnus ad Mercurium” 208 (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus
to extinguish σβέννῡμι, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.66, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 835e, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; σβεννύω, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 1.5, 5th c.BC: Hippocr