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substantive

steam, vapour, vapor: P. ἀτμίς, ἡ (Plato), V. ἀτμός, ὁ.

smoke: P. and V. καπνός, ὁ, Ar. and V. λιγνύς, ἡ.

reek of incense: P. and V. θυμιάματα, τά.

reek of sacrifice: Ar. κνῖσα, ἡ.

verb intransitive

See smoke.

make the altars reek with smoke: V. κνισᾶν βωμούς (Eur., Alcibiades 1156; cf. Ar., Av. 1233).

stink: P. and V. ὄζειν.

still the dark blood of my murdered sire reeks through the house: V. αἷμα δ' ἔτι πατρὸς κατὰ στέγας μέλαν σέσηπε (Eur., Electra 318).

reek with: P. and V. ῥεῖν; (dat.), V. στάζειν; (dat.), καταστάζειν (dat.), καταρρεῖν (dat.), μυδᾶν (dat.).

reeking sacrifices: V. ἔμπυρα κνισωτά, τά.

reeking with blood: Ar. and V. αἱματοσταγής.

reeking sword: V. νεόρραντον ξίφος.