πυρόω

A. burn with fire, burn up, τὰς Ἀθήνας Hdt. 7.8.β/, 8.102; στέγην A. Fr. 281; ναούς S. Ant. 286; burn as a burnt sacrifice, ὀσφῦν A. Pr. 497; πυροῦτε σώματα E. HF 244; burn on a pyre, ἣν πεπύρωκαν (sic) ἐγώ Supp.Epigr. 1.569 (Egypt); π. Κύκλωπος ὄψιν burn out his eye, E. Cyc. 594, cf. 600:—Med., παῖδα πυρωσαμένη having placed my son on the pyre, AP 7.466 (Leon.):—Pass., to be set on fire, to be burnt, πυρωθέντων Τρώων Pi. P. 11.33; Ἴλιον πυρούμενον E. Andr. 400, cf. Tr. 1283; πυρωθῆναι δέμας Id. IT 685, cf. Med. 1190, Parth. in PLit.Lond. 64.6, Ph. 1.256.

b. π. τὴν γεῦσιν, τὴν γλῶσσαν, seem hot to the taste or tongue, Dsc. 1.16, 4.170.

c. ἡ ζεστολουσία . . πυροῦσα τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν reddening or warming up the surface, Theon ap.Gal. 6.208.

2. metaph., set on fire, inflame, Ἔρως σὺ δ’ εὐθέως με πύρωσον Anacreont. 10.15:—Pass., to be inflamed or excited, παραγγέλμασιν . . πυρωθεὶς καρδίαν A. Ag. 481 (lyr.); τινι by a person (with love), AP 12.87; εὐχαριστίᾳ Ph. 1.60, cf. 2 Ep.Cor. 11.29.

II. abs., produce fire, Arist. PA 649b5:—Pass., to become fire, to be ignited, Pl. Ti. 51b, 52d, Arist. Cael. 307a24, al.

III. treat with fire: roast, grill, Hp. Vict. 2.56; bake, πλίνθους Ph. 1.420; τὸ σταῖς Arist. Pr. 927b39, cf. 929b12 (Pass.); warm on the fire, Agatharch. 61 (Pass.); melt, [ἀργυρώματα] IG 7.303.15 (Oropus, iii B.C.); make red hot, Ph. 1.625 (Pass.); fumigate, δῶμα θεείῳ Theoc. 24.96; cauterize, Arist. HA 515b18 (Pass.).

2. Pass., to be affected by fire, ὁ χρυσὸς οὐ πυροῦται Id. Mete. 378b4.

3. of gold, to be proved or tested by fire, χρυσίον πεπυρωμένον ἐκ πυρός Apoc. 3.18: metaph., proved by fire, approved, LXX Ps. 17 (18).31, 118 (119).140, Ph. 1.57.

4. to be affected by heart-burn, Herod.Med. ap. Aët. 9.2.