πῦρ

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Inflection 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ur, *ph₂wens (“‘fire’”). Cognates include Old Armenian հուր (hur), Hittite 𒉺𒀪𒄯 (paḫḫur), and Old English fȳr (English fire).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [pʉ́ː̀r]

• (Koine): IPA: [pyːr]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [pyr]

[edit] Noun

πῦρ (genitive πυρός) n, third declension; (pūr)

1. a fire
   • a funerary fire
   • a sacrificial fire
2. lightning
3. a fever

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Related terms

• πυρά
• πυράζω
• πυρακτέω

[edit] References

• BDAG
• Liddell & Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon
• Beekes Greek etymological dictionary
• Strong’s concordance number: G4442