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πυρόω

πυρόω, to burn with fire, burn up

πῠρόω, (πῦρ)
  • burn with fire, burn up, τὰς Ἀθήνας Hdt. 7.8.βʹ, 8.102; στέγην A. Fr. 281; ναούς S. Ant. 286; burn as a burnt sacrifice, ὀσφῦν A. Pr. 497; πυροῦτε σώματα E. HF 244; burn on a pyre, ἣν πεπύρωκαν (sic) ἐγώ Supp.Epigr. 1.569 (Egypt); π. Κύκλωπος ὄψιν burn out his eye, E. Cyc. 594, cf. 600:—Med., παῖδα πυρωσαμένη having placed my son on the pyre, AP 7.466 (Leon.):—Pass., to be set on fire, to be burnt, πυρωθέντων Τρώων Pi. P. 11.33; Ἴλιον πυρούμενον E. Andr. 400, cf. Tr. 1283; πυρωθῆναι δέμας Id. IT 685, cf. Med. 1190, Parth. in PLit.Lond. 64.6, Ph. 1.256.
        • b π. τὴν γεῦσιν, τὴν γλῶσσαν, seem hot to the taste or tongue, Dsc. 1.16, 4.170.
        • c ἡ ζεστολουσία . . πυροῦσα τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν reddening or warming up the surface, Theon ap. Gal. 6.208.
      • 2 metaph., set on fire, inflame, Ἔρως σὺ δʼ εὐθέως με πύρωσον Anacreont. 10.15:—Pass., to be inflamed or excited, παραγγέλμασιν . . πυρωθεὶς καρδίαν A. Ag. 481 (lyr.); τινι by a person (with love), AP 12.87; εὐχαριστίᾳ Ph. 1.60, cf. 2 Ep.Cor. 11.29.
    • II abs., produce fire, Arist. PA 649b5:—Pass., to become fire, to be ignited, Pl. Ti. 51b, 52d, Arist. Cael. 307a24, al.
    • III treat with fire: roast, grill, Hp. Vict. 2.56; bake, πλίνθους Ph. 1.420; τὸ σταῖς Arist. Pr. 927b39, cf. 929b12 (Pass.); warm on the fire, Agatharch. 61 (Pass.); melt, [ἀργυρώματα] IG 7.303.15 (Oropus, iii B.C.); make red hot, Ph. 1.625 (Pass.); fumigate, δῶμα θεείῳ Theoc. 24.96; cauterize, Arist. HA 515b18 (Pass.).
      • 2 Pass., to be affected by fire, ὁ χρυσὸς οὐ πυροῦται Id. Mete. 378b4.
      • 3 of gold, to be proved or tested by fire, χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός Apoc. 3.18: metaph., proved by fire, approved, LXX Ps. 17 (18). 31, 118 (119). 140, Ph. 1.57.
      • 4 to be affected by heart-burn, Herod.Med. ap. Aët. 9.2.

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