pu ov", PU O vS
PU-O vS , oJ , the first milk after the birth, beestings, Lat. colostrum , Ar.
puvppax
puvppax , an exclamation of surprise, bravo! Plat.
pu`r, P `UR, pu`r
P `UR , puØrov", tov , not used in pl. ( v. purav ): fire, Hom ., etc. ; pu`r kaivein or daivein to kindle fire, Id.; pu`r ajnakaivein, a{ptein, ejxavptein, ai[qein, ejnauvein , v. sub vocc.; pu`r ejmbavllein nhusiv Il.
2.
the funeral-fire
(
cf.
purav
), Ib.
3.
the fire
of the hearth,
puri; devcesqaiv tina
Eur
.;
p. a[sbeston
or
ajqavnaton
the fire
of Vesta in the Prytaneion,
Plut.
II. as a symbol of things irresistible or terrible, mavrnanto devma" puro;" aijqomevnoio they were fighting like burning fire, Il.; krei`sson ajmaimakevtou purov" Soph .; dia; puro;" ijevnai (as we say) to go through fire and water, Xen .; but, dia; puro;" h\lqe eJtevrw/ levktrw/ she raged furiously against the other partner of the bed, Eur. :of persons, w\ pu`r suv Soph .:rarely as an image of warmth and comfort, Aesch.
purav
puØrav , w`n, tav , watch-fires, mostly in acc. , kaivwmen pura; pollav Il.; pura; ejkkaivein Hdt .: beacon-fires, Thuc .: a[timo" ejn puroi`si , of sacrificial fires, Aesch. (The accent, as well as the dat. puroi`" , shews that it does not belong to pu`r .)
purav
puØrav , a`" , Ion. puØrhv , h`", hJ , any place where fire is kindled,
1.
a funeral-pyre,
Lat.
bustum
,
Il.,
Hdt.
,
etc.
2.
a mound raised on the place of the pyre,
Soph
.,
Eur.
3.
an altar for burnt sacrifice,
Hdt
.,
Eur.
:also
the fire burning thereon,
Hdt.
puravgra
puØr-avgra , hJ , a pair of fire-tongs, Hom. Hence puragrevth"
puragrevth"
puØragrevth" , ou, oJ , serving for tongues, Anth.
puraktevw
puØr-aktevw , f. hvsw , ( a[gw ) to turn in the fire, to harden in the fire, char, Od.
puraktovw
puØr-aktovw , f. wvsw , = foreg., Strab. , Luc.
puramiv"
pu<Eth>ra±miv" , ivdo", hJ , a pyramid, Hdt. (Prob. an Egypt. word.)
puramou`"
pu<Eth>ra±mou`" , ou`nto", oJ , for puramovei" ( purov" ), a cakeof wheat and honey, given as a prize, Ar.
puraughv"