πρόςκαυσις

εως, ἡ
A. burning, of bread, Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.5.2; of food, Plu. 2.461c.
II. metaph., ardour, passion, Phld. Rh. 1.361S.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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