πυρσός
pursosNoun (Masculine)G8999
a signal-fire
Full Lexicon Entry
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)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
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