ἄπυρος

apyros

without fire

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄπυρος, ον, A. without fire, in Hom. only of pots and tripods, that have not yet been on the fire, brand-new, ἕπτʼ 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, IG 2.652B28(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. SD 1.9. Adv. ἀπύρως Hp. Prorrh. 1.119. III. = νεκρός, Hsch.
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