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ὑπό-καυσις

upokausis · ἡ

burning underneath

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What it meant

ὑπό-καυσις · hypo-kausis — LSJ

burning underneath

burning underneath, Dieuch. ap. Orib. 4.5.2.

2 burning

burning of bricks, ὑ. τῆς ὀπτῆς (sc. πλίνθου) POxy. 2153.12 (iii A. D.).

II the fire of the hypocaust, heating

the fire of the hypocaust, Vitr. 5.10.1, Plu. QConv. 2.658e; heating by this means, IGRom. 4.1210 (Thyatira); βαλανείου POxy. 2127.8 (ii A. D.).

Where it came from

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