φλόξ, ἡ,
genitive φλογός: (φλέγω):—
flame of fire, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; φλογὸς σπέρμα, of live charcoal, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀναιθύσσειν, θύειν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐγείρειν, παρακαλεῖν, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: later in
plural,
flames, meteors, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
2)
fire as an element, φλογὸς αἶσα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) of other kinds of
flame, φ. κεραυνία, οὐρανία, of lightning, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the
heat of the sun, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
flash of a miraculous cloud, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of precious stones, ψυχρὰ φ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; the
blade of a sword, [
LXX+2nd c.AD+]
4) in similes and metaphors, φλογὶ εἴκελος, ἶσος, of
fiery warriors, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; φ. οἴνου
the fiery strength of wine, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
wallflower, Cheiranthus Cheiri, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]