ἐπιφλέγω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[burn up]], πῦρ..ἐπιφλέγει ἄσπετον ὕλην <span class="bibl">Il.2.455</span> ; ὄφρ' ἤτοι τοῦτον μὲν [νεκρὸν] ἐπιφλέγῃ..πῦρ <span class="bibl">23.52</span> ; of an enemy, πάντα ἐπέφλεγον καὶ ἔκειρον <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.32</span> ; <b class="b3">ἐ. τὴν πόλιν</b> [[set fire to]] it, <span class="bibl">Th.2.77</span>:— Pass., <span class="bibl">Nic.<span class="title">Th.</span>188</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[heat]], [[inflame]], τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν <span class="bibl">Aët.15.20</span> : metaph., [[inflame]], [[excite]], σάλπιγξ ἀϋτῇ πάντ' ἐκεῖν' ἐπέφλεγεν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span> 395</span> ; ἐ. τινὰ αἴθοπι μώμῳ <span class="bibl">Tim.<span class="title">Pers.</span>222</span> ; Ἀννίβχς εὐτυχῶν ἐ. τὴν Ἰταλίαν <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Cat.Ma.</span>1</span> ; with love, Λαΐς ἐ. πόθῳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα Id.2.767f : —Pass., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Phgn.</span>812a27</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>15.9</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[illumine]], ἠέλιος.. ἐ. ἀκτίνεσσιν <span class="bibl">D.P.1110</span> : metaph., [[make illustrious]], ἐ. πόλιν ἀοιδαῖς <span class="bibl">Pi. <span class="title">O.</span>9.22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> intr., [[to be scorching hot]], of the sun, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Anach.</span>25</span>, <span class="bibl">D.C.59.7</span> : metaph., [[to be brilliant]], εὐφροσύνα τε καὶ δόξ' ἐ. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>11.45</span>.</span>