ἔμπυρος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, (πῦρ) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">in, on</b> or <b class="b2">by the fire</b>, [[empyrus]], [[empyreus]], <b class="b3">σκεύη ἔ</b>. implements <b class="b2">used at the fire</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἄπυρα</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>679a</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ ἔ. τέχνη</b> the work <b class="b2">of the forge, smith's</b> art, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prt.</span>321e</span> (but in <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>954</span>, <b class="b2">the</b> art <b class="b2">of divining by fire, soothsaying</b> trade (v. infr. <span class="bibl">111</span>)); Χειρώνακτες <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>2.31</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">exposed to fire</b> or <b class="b2">sun, burnt, scathed</b>, νεκρός <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1186</span>; <b class="b2">roasted</b>, σάρξ <span class="title">AP</span>6.89 (Maec.); <b class="b2">fiery hot, torrid</b>, Χώρα <span class="bibl">Str.16.1.10</span>; ἀήρ <span class="bibl">Thphr. <span class="title">CP</span>1.13.5</span>; [<b class="b3">ἡ ὥρα</b>] <b class="b3">-ωτάτη</b> ib.<span class="bibl">4</span>; <b class="b2">feverish</b>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Morb.</span>2.40</span> (v.l. [[ἐμπύρετος]]) ; λοιμοί <span class="bibl">LXX<span class="title">Am.</span>4.2</span>; <b class="b2">inflammatory</b>, of a bite, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mir.</span> 846b16</span>; <b class="b2">heated</b>, of a cautery iron, <span class="title">PMed.Lond.</span>155.3.2. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">burning, scorching</b>, ἠέλιος <span class="title">AP</span>9.24 (Leon.): metaph. of persons, <b class="b2">fiery</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Num.</span>5</span>. Adv. -ως, ἐρᾶν <span class="bibl">Poll.3.68</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">lighted</b>, λαμπάς <span class="title">AP</span> 6.100 (Crin.); <b class="b3">βωμός</b> ib.<span class="bibl">10.7</span> (Arch.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b2">of</b> or <b class="b2">for a burnt offering</b>, ὀρθοστάται <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>547</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> as Subst., <b class="b3">ἔμπυρα</b> (sc. <b class="b3">ἱερά</b>), τά, <b class="b2">burnt sacrifices</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἄπυρα</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>8.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>485</span> (prob.); <b class="b3">δι' ἐμπύρων σπονδὰς καθεῖναι</b> to make libations at <b class="b2">the burnt-offerings</b>, <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">IA</span>59</span> (hence <b class="b3">ἔμπυρα</b> are improperly used for <b class="b3">σπονδαί</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>405</span>); <b class="b3">κατάρας ἐπὶ ἐμπύρων ποιεῖσθαι</b> swear upon <b class="b2">the sacrifice</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.16.31.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">App.<span class="title">Hisp.</span>9</span>; esp. of <b class="b2">burnt-offerings</b> as used <b class="b2">for purposes of divination</b> (v. supr.<span class="bibl">1</span>), <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>1005</span>; εἰς ἔμπυρ' ἦλθε <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IT</span>16</span>; also ἐμπύρους ἀκμάς <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1255</span>; ἔμπυρα σήματ' ἰδέσθαι <span class="bibl">A.R.1.145</span>: rarely sg., <b class="b3">ἔμπυρον, τό</b>, <span class="title">PMag.Osl.</span>1.69, dub. sens. in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>14.17</span>.</span>