πορφύρω

A. heaves, surges, swirls with dumb swell (i.e. with waves that do not break), Il. 14.16, cf. Arat. 158, Artem. 2.23; ὑπὸ στείρῃσι θάλασσα πορφύρει Arat. 296; διάνδιχα νηὸς ἰούσης δίνῃ πορφύροντα διήνυσαν Ἑλλήσποντον A.R. 1.935; of flame, [φλόγα] φονίῳ σβέσεν αἵματι πορφύρουσαν Id. 4.668:—later in Med., κἂν ἡ γαλήνη πορφύροιτο even in a gently heaving calm, Him. Or. 31.2; εὔδια μὲν πόντος πορφύρεται AP 10.14 (Agath.).

2. metaph., πολλὰ δέ οἱ κραδίη πόρφυρε much was his heart troubled, Il. 21.551, cf. Od. 4.427,572, 10.309; though others take it trans., his heart brooded, pondered on many things, as in Q.S. 2.85, al., Epic. ap. Suid.: abs., ponder, A.R. 3.456; π. οἷον . . ib. 1161.

II. after Hom., grow red, of a river, καὶ τὺ δὲ Κρᾶθι οἴνῳ πορφύροις may'st thou flush with wine, Theoc. 5.125 (= βλύζοις Sch., i.e. signf. 1.1; prob. both senses are meant); τόσον ἄνθος χιονέαις πόρφυρε παρηΐσι Bion 2.19; αἰδοῖ π. παρήϊον Q.S. 14.47; πορφύρων βότρυς AP 9.249 (Maec.); δαίδαλα πορφύρων, of the tiger's skin, Opp. C. 3.347; of ringlets, ὑακίνθοις . . ὅμοια πορφύροντες Luc. Am. 26, cf. Him. Or. 1.19; γῆ π. ἄνθεσι ib.13.7.

2. trans., dye red, χεῖρας φόνῳ Nonn. D. 44.106:—Pass., [οἴνῳ] πορφύρετο πέτρη ib.45.308, etc. (πορφυρ-yw, redupl., cogn. with Lat.fervere, fermentum, OE. beorm 'barm, froth on fermenting malt liquors, yeast'; for the sequence of meanings cf. English flush (1) 'flow suddenly in great volume', (2) of blood, 'rush to the cheeks', (3) of the cheeks, etc., 'become red'; cf. πορφύρεος.)