flame
From LSJ
Μιμοῦ τὰ σεμνά, μὴ κακῶν μιμοῦ τρόπους → Graves imitatormores, ne imitator malos → Das Edle nimm zum Vorbild, nicht der Schlechten Art
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. φλόξ, ἡ, πῦρ, τό, V. αἶθος, ὁ, φλογμός, ὁ.
light: P. and V. φῶς, τό, φέγγος, τό (also Plato but rare P.), Ar. and V. φάος, τό, αὐγή, ἡ (also Plato but rare P.), σέλας, τό (also Plato but rare P.).
verb intransitive
blaze: P. and V. λάμπειν (Plato), ἐκλάμπειν (Plato), ἀστράπτειν (Plato), στίλβειν (Plato), Ar. and V. φλέγειν, λάμπεσθαι, V., αἴθειν, αἴθεσθαι; see shine.
Met., flame with excitement or passion: Ar. and P. φλέγεσθαι (Plato), κάεσθαι (Plato), P. and V. θερμαίνεσθαι (Plato), V. θάλπεσθαι.
