Lexical Definition
πυρά pyrá (poo-rah') fire G:N-F
from πῦρ
fire.
- a fire (concretely)
Abbott-Smith
** πυρά, -ᾶς, ἡ (< πῦρ), [in LXX: Jth 7:5, Wi 17:6, al.;]
a fire: Ac 28:2, 3.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Acts | 28:2 · 28:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πυρά, ᾶς,
Epic dialect and Ionic dialect πῠρή, ῆς, ἡ, (πῦρ) funeral-pyre, πυραὶ νεκύων καίοντο θαμειαί [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πυρὴν νῆσαι, συννῆσαι, to raise one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b mound raised on the place of the pyre, tumulus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 altar for burnt sacrifice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; fire burning thereon, uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 burning mass,[Refs 1st c.BC+]; λαμπάδων π. a mass of burning torches, [Refs 1st c.BC+]