καυστικός

English (LSJ)

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   A capable of burning, opp. καυστός (capable of being burnt), τὸ καυστὸν οὐ καίεται . . ἄνευ τοῦ καυστικοῦ Arist. de An.417a8, cf. Ph.251a16; τὸ πῦρ φύσει κ. Phld.Mus.p.71 K.: Comp. -ώτερος Arist.PA648b18: Sup. -ώτατος Id.Cael.307a1, Corn.ND32.    b corrosive, caustic, δύναμις κ. Dsc. 2.4 (Comp.); φάρμακα κ. Gal.11.754, Zopyr. ap. Orib.14.57.1.    2 of or by means of burning, βάσανοι LXX 4 Ma.6.27. Adv. -κῶς, βλάπτειν Eust.70.36.    3 of persons, feverish, Hp.Prorrh.1.70; also τὰ κ. inflammatory humours, Id.Epid.4.2.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1408] brennend, sengend; Arist. part. anim. 2, 2 physic. ausc. 2, 1; häufig bei Sp. – Von der Fieberhitze, Hippocr.