φλόξ phlox · G5395

φλόξ, ἡ, ; genitive φλογός: (φλέγω):— flame of fire, []; φλογὸς σπέρμα, of live charcoal, []; ἀναιθύσσειν, θύειν, []; ἐγείρειν, παρακαλεῖν, []: later in plural, flames, meteors, []; 2 fire as an element, φλογὸς αἶσα []; 3 of other kinds of flame, φ. κεραυνία, οὐρανία, of lightning, []; of the heat of the sun, []; flash of a miraculous cloud, []; of precious stones, ψυχρὰ φ. []; the blade of a sword, []; 4 in similes and metaphors, φλογὶ εἴκελος, ἶσος, of fiery warriors, []; φ. οἴνου the fiery …