ἐπιφλέγω

ἐπι-φλέγω,

• burn up, πῦρ..ἐπιφλέγει ἄσπετον ὕλην Il. 2.455; ὄφρʼ ἤτοι τοῦτον μὲν [νεκρὸν] ἐπιφλέγῃ..πῦρ 23.52; of an enemy, πάντα ἐπέφλεγον καὶ ἔκειρον Hdt. 8.32; ἐ. τὴν πόλιν set fire to it, Th. 2.77:— Pass., Nic. Th. 188.
• • • 2 heat, inflame, τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν Aët. 15.20: metaph., inflame, excite, σάλπιγξ ἀϋτῇ πάντʼ ἐκεῖνʼ ἐπέφλεγεν A. Pers. 395; ἐ. τινὰ αἴθοπι μώμῳ Tim. Pers. 222; Ἀννίβας εὐτυχῶν ἐ. τὴν Ἰταλίαν Plu. Cat.Ma. 1; with love, Λαΐς ἐ. πόθῳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα Id. Amat. 2.767f: —Pass., Arist. Phgn. 812a27, Ael. NA 15.9.
    • 3 illumine, ἠέλιος.. ἐ. ἀκτίνεσσιν D.P. 1110: metaph., make illustrious, ἐ. πόλιν ἀοιδαῖς Pi. O. 9.22.
  • II intr., to be scorching hot, of the sun, Luc. Anach. 25, D.C. 59.7: metaph., to be brilliant, εὐφροσύνα τε καὶ δόξʼ ἐ. Pi. P. 11.45.

ἐπιφλέγω, entzünden, verbrennen, verzehren ; πῦρ – ὕλην Il. 2.445, den Leichnam 23.52 ; von der Sonnenglut, ἣν ἐπιφλέγει ἠέλιος Dion.Per. 1110 ; πάντα ἐπέφλεγον καὶ ἔκειρον Her. 8.32 ; τὴν πόλιν ἐπιφλέξαι Thuc. 2.77. – Uebertr. πόλιν ἀοιδαῖς, durch Gesänge verherrlichen, Pind. Ol. 9.24 ; intr., τῶν εὐφροσύνα καὶ δόξʼ ἐπιφλέγει P. 11.45, erglänzte ; – σάλπιγξ ἀϋτῇ πάντʼ ἐκεῖνʼ ἐπέφλεγεν Aesch. Pers. 395, wie wir sagen : entflammen zum Kampfe ; zur Liebe, Ael. H.A. 15.9. – Absol., von der Sonne, glühen, brennen, DC. 59.7 ; Luc. Gymn. 25.

ἐπιφλέγω

[ἐπι- 14 19.]

• • 1

    To burn up, consume: νεκρὸν πῦρ Il. 23.52.

  • 2

    To blaze or rage over or through.

    With acc.: ὕλην Il. 2.455.

ἐπιφλέγω

• • a trans., light up φίλαν πόλιν μαλεραῖς ἐπιφλέγων ἀοιδαῖς O. 9.22
  • b intrans., blaze met. τῶν εὐφροσύνα τε καὶ δόξʼ ἐπιφλέγει P. 11.45

ἐπιφλέγω : burn, consume; ὕλην, νεκρόν, Il. 2.455, Il. 23.52. (Il.)

ἐπιφλέγω fut. ξω

• • Ito burn up, consume, Il., Hdt.; ἐπ. τὴν πόλιν to set fire to it, Thuc.
  • • 2metaph. to inflame, excite, Aesch., Plut.
  • IIintr. to be scorching hot, Luc.