ἐμπυρεύω

A. set on fire, Ar. Lys. 372:— Med., catch fire, Thphr. HP 5.9.6; light a fire, Philostr. Im. 2.24:—Pass., Arist. PA 649a26.
2. set aglow, τὴν ψυχὴν ἐμπεπύρευκεν Id. Resp. 474b13, cf. Juv. 469b16 (Pass.).
II. kindle in the body, θερμότητα Id. GA 739b10.
III. roast in or on the fire, φηγόν Ar. Pax 1137.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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