spark

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

subs.

Ar. σπινθήρ, ὁ.

Rubbing flint against flint I produced with pain a dim spark: V. ἀλλʼ ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων μόλις ἔφηνʼ ἄφαντον φῶς (Soph., Phil. 296).

Tinder wood for striking a spark: P. and V. τὰ πυρεῖα (Plat., Rep. 435A; Soph., Phil. 36).

Met., a spark of: use P. and V. τι (enclitic), with gen.

A gay spark: P. and V. νεανίας, ὁ.