Strong G8999πυρσός
a signal-fire
- Transliteration
- pursos
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
1. a firebrand, torch , (Iliad by Homer):—;in plural fires , [variant datesAnthology Palantina:—;metaphorically, πυρσὸς ὕμνων (Pindar); plural the fires of love , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)
2. a beacon or signal-fire, bale-fire , (Herdotus Historicus)
3. plural πύρσα, watch-fires , (Euripides) (ML)
2. a beacon or signal-fire, bale-fire , (Herdotus Historicus)
3. plural πύρσα, watch-fires , (Euripides) (ML)