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πυρσός

pursos Strong G8999 navneord, hankøn

Engelsk a signal-fire

Abbott-Smith: A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

1. a firebrand, torch , (Iliad by Homer):—;in plural fires , [variant datesAnthology Palantina:—;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)

Kilder: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain. Kort dansk betydning: Brugbibelens bearbejdning af Strong's ordliste. Forekomster: Nestle 1904.