A.burn up, “πῦρ..ἐπιφλέγει ἄσπετον ὕλην” Il.2.455 ; “ὄφρ᾽ ἤτοι τοῦτον μὲν [νεκρὸν] ἐπιφλέγῃ..πῦρ” 23.52 ; of an enemy, “πάντα ἐπέφλεγον καὶ ἔκειρον” Hdt.8.32 ; ἐ. τὴν πόλιν set fire to it, Th.2.77:— Pass., Nic.Th.188.
2. heat, inflame, “τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν” Aët.15.20 : metaph., inflame, excite, “σάλπιγξ ἀϋτῇ πάντ᾽ ἐκεῖν᾽ ἐπέφλεγεν” A.Pers. 395 ; “ἐ. τινὰ αἴθοπι μώμῳ” Tim.Pers.222 ; “Ἀννίβχς εὐτυχῶν ἐ. τὴν Ἰταλίαν” Plu.Cat.Ma.1 ; with love, “Λαΐς ἐ. πόθῳ τὴν Ἑλλάδα” Id.2.767f : —Pass., Arist.Phgn.812a27, Ael.NA15.9.
3. illumine, “ἠέλιος.. ἐ. ἀκτίνεσσιν” D.P.1110 : metaph., make illustrious, “ἐ. πόλιν ἀοιδαῖς” Pi. O.9.22.
II. intr., to be scorching hot, of the sun, Luc.Anach.25, D.C.59.7 : metaph., to be brilliant, “εὐφροσύνα τε καὶ δόξ᾽ ἐ.” Pi.P.11.45.
