Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πυρίσπαρτος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πυρίσπαρτος πυρίσπαρτον

Structure: πυρισπαρτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: spei/rw

Sense

  1. sowing fire, inflaming

Examples

  • εἰσ Ἔρωτα καθεύδοντα ἐν πιπεροπάστῃ οὐδὲ κατακνώσσων, οὐδ’ ἄπνοοσ, οὐδ’ ἐνὶ δαιτὶ νόσφι πυρισπάρτου δήγματόσ ἐστιν Ἔρωσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 2081)

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Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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