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ἄνθραξ

ἄνθραξ, charcoal, coal

ἄνθραξ, ᾰκος, ὁ,
  • charcoal, Sotad.Com. 1.12: mostly in pl. ἄνθρακες Ar. Ach. 34, 332, Nu. 97; ἄ. Παρνήθιοι Id. Ach. 348; ὀπτωμέναις κόγχαισιν ἐπὶ τῶν ἀ. Id. Fr. 68; ἄνθρακας ἡμμένους Th. 4.100, etc.; their vapour produced stupor, Arist. Sens. 444b31: prov., ἄνθρακας κατεσθίειν, of a glutton, Euphro 10.14, cf. Ion Trag. 29.
      • 2 coal, οἷς καὶ οἱ χαλκεῖς χρῶνται Thphr. Lap. 16, PHolm. 2.33; ἐπὶ ἀνθράκων μαλακῶν on a slow fire, Xenocr. 16.
    • II a precious stone of dark-red colour, including the carbuncle, ruby, and garnet (Adams), Arist. Mete. 387b18, LXX Ex. 28.18, Phylarch. 41, etc.
      • 2 hence, carbuncle, malignant pustule (acc. to some, small-pox), Hp. Epid. 3.7, Gal. 7.719, al.
    • III = ἰσάτις, woad, PHolm. 18.34, al.

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