ἐπιφλέγω

A. burn up, πῦρ..ἐπιφλέγει ἄσπετον ὕλην Il. 2.455 ; ὄφρ’ 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 πάντ’ ἐκεῖν’ ἐπέφλεγεν A. Pers. 395 ; ἐ. τινὰ αἴθοπι μώμῳ Tim. Pers. 222 ; Ἀννίβχς εὐτυχῶν ἐ. τὴν Ἰταλίαν Plu. Cat.Ma. 1 ; with love, Λαΐς ἐ. πόθῳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα Id. 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 δόξ’ ἐ. Pi. P. 11.45.