ἀνθρᾰκ-ιά, ᾶς, ἀνθρᾰκ-ιή, ῆς, ἡ,
1. burning charcoal, hot embers, ἀνθρακιὴν στορέσαι Il. 9.213; ὑποθεῖναι Hp. Nat.Mul. 61; ἀνθρακιᾶς ἄπο a broil hot from the embers, E. Cyc. 358, cf. AP 6.105 (Apollonid.); ἐπ’ ἀνθρακιᾶς ὀπτῆσαι Cratin. 143; σου τῆς ἀνθρακιᾶς ἀπολαύει warms himself at your fire, Ar. Eq. 780: metaph. of lovers, τιθέναι τινὰ ὑπὸ ἀνθρακιῆ or ἀνθρακιήν AP 12.17,166 (Ascl); Κύπριδος ἀ. ib. 5.210 (Posidipp.).
2. black sooty ashes, ib. 11.66 (Antiphil.).
G439 — ἀνθρακιά
(on accent cf. Etym. Magn. 801, 21; Chandler § 95), ἀνθρακιᾶς, ἡ, a heap of burning coals: [Joh 18:18]; [Joh 21:9]. (Sir. 11:32; 4 Macc. 9:20; Homer, Iliad 9, 213, etc.) (Cf. BB. DD. under the word .)
** ἀνθρακιά , - ᾶς , ἡ
( < ἄνθραξ ),
[in LXX : Sir 11:32 , 4Ma 9:20 * ;]
a heap of burning coals: [Joh 18:18]; [Joh 21:9]. †