ἔμπρησις

οὐ γὰρ συμφύεται τὰ πεπηγότα ὤσπερ τὰ ὑγρά (Aristotle, Meteorologica 348a.14) → since solid bodies/frozen drops cannot coalesce like liquid ones

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Full diacritics: ἔμπρησις	Medium diacritics: ἔμπρησις	Low diacritics: έμπρησις	Capitals: ΕΜΠΡΗΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: émprēsis	Transliteration B: emprēsis	Transliteration C: emprisis	Beta Code: e)/mprhsis

English (LSJ)

εως, Ion. -ιος, ἡ,

A burning, Hdt.8.55, D.H.4.40; οἰκιῶν Pl.R.470a: pl., ἐμπρήσεις οἰκιῶν Aeschin.3.157. II inflammation, Gal.12.693.

[Seite 817] ἡ, das Anzünden, Verbrennen; Her. 8, 55; οἰκιῶν Plat. Rep. V, 470 a; Folgde.