ἐκκαίω,
Att. ἐκκάω, fut. -καύσω: aor. I ἐξέκαυσα Hdt. 4.134, but part. ἐκκέαντες E. Rh. 97: -
I. burn out, τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς τινος Hdt. 7.18; τὸ φῶς Κύκλωπος E. Cyc. 633, cf. 657 (anap.): - Pass., ἐκκάεσθαι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς to have one’s eyes burnt out, Pl. Grg. 473c.
II
1. light up, kindle, τὰ πυρά Hdt. 4.134, cf. E. Rh. l.c.; ἐκκέας τῶν ξύλων ἅττ’ ἂν ᾖ δανότατα Ar. Pax 1133 (lyr.): metaph., ἐ. πόλεμον, ἐλπίδα, Plb. 3.3.3, 5.108.5; τοὺς θυμούς D.H. 7.35; τὴν πρὸς αὐτὸν ὀργήν Plu. Fab. 7; provoke to anger, ἔκ με κάεις Herod. 4.49; inflame with curiosity, excite, τινά Luc. Alex. 30; ἴσῃ φιλοτιμίᾳ πρός τε τὸν δῆμον ἑαυτοὺς καὶ τὸν δῆμον πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς ἐκκαύσαντες Plu. Agis 2: - Pass., to be kindled, burn up, τὸ πῦρ ἐκκάεται Eup. 340; ἐ. τὸ κακόν Pl. R. 556a; ὀργὴν ἐκκαῆναι LXX [2Sa 24:1]; ὁ δῆμος ἐξεκάετο Plu. TG 13, cf. Luc. Cal. 3, etc.; ἐ. εἰς ἔρωτα Alciphr. 3.67, cf. Charito I.I; ὑπὸ μέθης Parth. 24.2.
2. stimulate, τὴν βλάστησιν Thphr. CP 2.1.3.
III scorch, ἐκκαίων ὁ ἥλιος Arist. Pr. 867a20; of thirst, parch, Luc. Dips. 4.
ἐκκαίω ekkaiō 1x
pass., to blaze out, to be inflamed, [Rom 1:27]
G1572 — ἐκκαίω
: 1 aorist passive ἐξεκαυθην;
1. to burn out.
2. to set on fire. passive to be kindled, to burn (Herodotus and following; often in the Sept.): properly, of fire; metaphorically, of the fire and glow of the passions (of anger, [Job 3:17]; Sir. 16:6, and often in Plutarch); of lust, [Rom 1:27] (Alciphron 3, 67 οὕτως ἐξεκαυθην εἰς ἐρωτᾷ).
ἐκ - καίω ,
[in LXX chiefly for H1197;]
1. to burn up.
2. to kindle. Pass ., to burn: metaph ., of the passions ( cf. Sir 16:6 , [Job 3:17]), [Rom 1:27]. †