Strong G8998πυρσεύω
to light a fire
- Transliteration
- purseuō
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
1. to light up, kindle , πυρσεύσας σέλας Εὐβοίαν having lit up Euboea with beacon-fires σέλας combining with the notion of the Verb), (Euripides)
2. to make signals by torches or beacon-fires , (Xenophon Historicus): metaphorically, πυρσεύετε κραυγὴν ἀγῶνος give a shout in signal of battle, (Euripides):—;Pass., δόξα ὥσπερ ἀπὸ σκοπῆς πυρσεύεται (Plutarch): impersonal, πυρσεύεται fire-signals are made , (Lucian) (ML)
2. to make signals by torches or beacon-fires , (Xenophon Historicus): metaphorically, πυρσεύετε κραυγὴν ἀγῶνος give a shout in signal of battle, (Euripides):—;Pass., δόξα ὥσπερ ἀπὸ σκοπῆς πυρσεύεται (Plutarch): impersonal, πυρσεύεται fire-signals are made , (Lucian) (ML)