- ἄπυρος
- ἄπῠρος, ον,A without fire, in Hom. only of pots and tripods, that have not yet been on the fire, brand-new,
ἕπτ' ἀπύρους τρίποδας Il.9.122
, cf. 23.267.b not capable of standing on the fire,σκευῶν ἐμπύρων καὶ ἀ. Pl.Lg.679a
, cf. Ar.Fr.532.c not wasted by fire, Max.Tyr. 41.4.2 ἄ. οἶκος fireless, i.e. cold, cheerless, Hes.Op.525.3 unfermented,οἶνος Alcm.117
; uncooked,σιτία Plu.2.349a
;ἄκολος AP 9.563
(Leon.), etc.4 ἄ. χρυσίον unsmelted, opp. ἄπεφθον, Hdt. 3.97, IG2.652B28(but ἄ. χρυσός, of nuggets, or gold-dust, Arist.Mir. 833b8, D.S.2.50, al.);ἄ. κύανος Thphr.Lap.55
;ἄ. τέχναι Aristid.Or. 37(2).13
; θεῖον ἄ. native sulphur, Gal.12.903.5 ἱερὰ ἄ. sacrifices in which no fire was used, i. e. offerings of fruit, grain, and wine, Pi.O. 7.48, cf. A.Ag.70(lyr.), S.Fr.417;θυσίαν ἄπυρον παγκαρπείας E.Fr. 912.4
;ἄ. βωμοί Ph.1.345
;ἱερουργία Plu.2.578b
.6 in A.Pr.880 (lyr.) ἄ. ἄρδις an arrow-point but one not forged in fire, i. e. the sting of the gad-fly; ἄ. δάς, of love, Luc.DDeor.19.1.II Medic., without fever, Hp.Epid.1.1, cf. Aret.SD1.9. Adv.ἀπύρως Hp.Prorrh. 1.119
.III = νεκρός, Hsch.
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