ἔμπῠρος (empuros)

Where it lives

Amos 1 · 3.25/10k
Phoenissae 3 · 3.11/10k
Helen 3 · 3.07/10k
Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
Suppliants 1 · 1.42/10k
Antigone 1 · 1.36/10k
Bacchae 1 · 1.33/10k
Iphigenia in Tauris 1 · 1.21/10k
Electra 1 · 1.15/10k
Iphigenia in Aulis 1 · 1.12/10k
Statesman 1 · 0.59/10k
Protagoras 1 · 0.56/10k

Densest 12 of 16 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἔμπῠρος · empyros — LSJ

in, on, by the fire, used at the fire, of the forge, smithʼs, the, of divining by fire, soothsaying

in, on or by the fire, σκεύη ἔ. implements used at the fire, opp. ἄπυρα, Pl. Lg. 679a; ἡ ἔ. τέχνη the work of the forge, smithʼs art, Id. Prt. 321e (but in E. Ph. 954, the art of divining by fire, soothsaying trade (v. infr. III)); Χειρώνακτες Ael. NA 2.31.

II exposed to fire, sun, burnt, scathed, roasted, fiery hot, torrid, feverish, inflammatory, heated

exposed to fire or sun, burnt, scathed, νεκρός E. Ph. 1186; roasted, σάρξ AP 6.89 (Maec.); fiery hot, torrid, χώρα Str. 16.1.10; ἀήρ Thphr. CP 1.13.5; [ἡ ὥρα] -ωτάτη ib. 4; feverish, Hp. Morb. 2.40 (v.l. ἐμπύρετος) ; λοιμοί LXX Am. 4.2; inflammatory, of a bite, Arist. Mir. 846b16; heated, of a cautery iron, PMed.Lond. 155.3.2.

2 burning, scorching, fiery

burning, scorching, ἠέλιος AP 9.24 (Leon.): metaph. of persons, fiery, Plu. Num. 5. Adv. -ως, ἐρᾶν Poll. 3.68.

3 lighted

lighted, λαμπάς AP 6.100 (Crin.); βωμός ib. 10.7 (Arch.).

III of, for a burnt-offering

of or for a burnt-offering, ὀρθοστάται E. Hel. 547.

2 burnt sacrifices, the burnt-offerings, the sacrifice, burnt-offerings, for purposes of divination

as Subst., ἔμπυρα (sc. ἱερά), τά, burnt sacrifices, opp. ἄπυρα, Pi. O. 8.3, cf. A. Ch. 485 (prob.); διʼ ἐμπύρων σπονδὰς καθεῖναι to make libations at the burnt-offerings, E. IA 59 (hence ἔμπυρα are improperly used for σπονδαί, S. El. 405); κατάρας ἐπὶ ἐμπύρων ποιεῖσθαι swear upon the sacrifice, Plb. 16.31.7, cf. App. Hisp. 9; esp. of burnt-offerings as used for purposes of divination (v. supr. 1), S. Ant. 1005; εἰς ἔμπυρʼ ἦλθε E. IT 16; also ἐμπύρους ἀκμάς Id. Ph. 1255; ἔμπυρα σήματʼ ἰδέσθαι A.R

In the wild

ἐμπύροισι · empyroisi Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 484–485
ἔμπυρα · empyra Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.1 (DIORISIS sentence 6443)
ἐμπύρων · empyrōn Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 8.1 (DIORISIS sentence 7172)
ἔμπυρος · empyros Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 8.2 (DIORISIS sentence 7568)
κἀμπύρων · kampyrōn Euripides, Bacchae 255–257
ἐμπύροισιν · empyroisin Euripides, Helen 755 (DIORISIS sentence 500)

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