1. φλέγω · phlegō — Beekes
to ignite, burn, light; intr. ‘to burn, flame, blaze, shine
The corpus record
φλέγω
phlego
to ignite, burn, light; intr. ‘to burn, flame, blaze, shine
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Seven Against Thebes 5 · 9.93/10k
- Malachias 1 · 7.2/10k
- Hippias Minor 2 · 4.59/10k
- Persians 2 · 3.93/10k
- Ajax 3 · 3.82/10k
- Sapientia Salomonis 2 · 2.9/10k
- Agamemnon 2 · 2.47/10k
- Odae 1 · 2.46/10k
- Oedipus Tyrannus 2 · 2.16/10k
- Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
- Phoenissae 2 · 2.07/10k
- Oedipus at Colonus 2 · 1.93/10k
Densest 12 of 31 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. φλέγω · phlegō — Chantraine
φλεγέθω : I
3. φλέγω · phlegō — Chantraine
formé sur φλόξ avec le suffixe -t&uw (v
4. φλέγω · phlegō — Frisk
Fut
5. φλέγω · phlegō — Frisk
Über φλεγμονή nebst Ableitungen handelt Dönt Terminologie von Geschwür 48-52
6. φλέγω · phlegō — LSJ
burn, burn up
Attestations
- φλέγει · phlegei Iliad 21.13
- φλέγετο · phlegeto Iliad 21.365
- φλέγεσθαι · phlegesthai Plato, Timaeus 85 (DIORISIS sentence 818)
- φλεγόντων · phlegontōn Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 669
- φλέγων · phlegōn Aeschylus, Persians 361–368
- φλέγων · phlegōn Aeschylus, Persians 504–505
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan pp. 1626-1628; entry #6404 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1230; entry #8496
Review: Under source audit
OCR root-candidate values are withheld pending source verification, rights review, and scholarly review. No root, reconstruction, cognate, or historical relationship is asserted here.
- scan pp. 1994-1996; entry #5951
Review: Under source audit
OCR root-candidate values are withheld pending source verification, rights review, and scholarly review. No root, reconstruction, cognate, or historical relationship is asserted here.
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