αμφίπυρος

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Ἡ δ' ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead

Sophocles, Antigone, 559-60

Greek Monolingual

ἀμφίπυρος, -ον (Α)
1. αυτός που έχει φωτιά στα δύο του άκρα
2. αυτός που φλέγεται ολόγυρα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἀμφι- + -πυρος < πῦρ].