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πυρσός

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Gloss: a signal-fire

Transliteration: pursos

Strong’s: G8999

1. a firebrand, torch , (Iliad by Homer):—;in plural fires , [<date>variant dates<author>Anthology Palantina</author></date>:—;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) (ML)
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