πυρρός

A. flame-coloured, yellowish-red (πυρρὸν ξανθοῦ τε καὶ φαιοῦ κράσει γίγνεται Pl. Ti. 68c, cf. Arist. Metaph. 1054b13, Gal. 9.600), ᾠοῦ τὸ π. the yolk of an egg, Hp. Mul. 2.171, PLit.Lond. 170 (i A.D.); ἡ λευκότης γίγνεται πυρρή Hp. Aër. 20; of sediment in urine, Id. Epid. 6.1.5.

2. esp. of persons with red hair, Xenoph. 16.2, Hdt. 4.108; π. τὸ Σκυθικὸν γένος Hp. Aër. 20; οἱ ἁλιεῖς π. Arist. Pr. 966b26; π. τρίχες Id. GA 785a19; of the colour of the first beard, γενειάς A.l.c.; γένυες E. Ph. 32; [θρίξ] Theoc. 15.130, cf. 6.3.

3. generally, tawny, λέων E. HFl.c., Arist. GA 785b17, AP 6.263 (Leon.); βοῦς PLond. 3.890.5, 10 (i B.C., written πυραί), Plu. 2.363b; ἵππος Apoc. 6.4; [πώλου] ἡ χρόα στίλβουσα τῆς χαίτης πυρσότατον Plu. Pel. 22; αἶγες PHib. 1.120.6 (iii B.C.); τὰ χρώματα τῶν κυνῶν X. Cyn. 4.7.

4. of more positive colour, red, χλανίς Hdt. 3.139; ῥόδον Mosch. 2.70; ἕψημα LXX Ge. 25.30; τὸ π. redness, Ar. Ec. 329:—Ep. Comp. (for πυρρότερα), πυρώτερα φοινίσσεσθαι to be of a brighter red, Arat. 798.

5. blushing, Ar. Eq. 900; also κύων . . πύρσ’ ἔχουσα δέργματα glaring with bloodshot eyes, E. Hec. 1265.

II. parox. Πύρρος,ὁ, Pyrrhus, as pr. n.; also Πύρvος, name of a horse, GDI 3119h50 (Corinth); cf. Πυρvίας IG 4.492.5 (Mycenae, vi B.C.), Πυρvαλίων ib.517.4 (Argos). (Prob. from Πυρσvός.)