ᾶς (ἡ) :c. πυρκαϊά.
πυρ-καϊά, επιξ ανδ ιονιξ ιή, ἡ, καίω1. any place where fire is kindled, a funeral pyre, Il.2. a fire, conflagration, Hdt.: arson, Lex ap. Dem.3. metaph. the flame of love, Anth.