GreekG8999Noun (Masculine)
πυρσός
pursos
“a signal-fire”
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Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
πυρσός appears 0 times in the New Testament.
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