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φλόξ φλέγω

a flame of fire, Hom.; φλόγα δαίειν to kindle a flame, Il.; ἐγείρειν Xen.; σβέσαι to put it out, Thuc.; also of lightning, Aesch., Eur.; of the heat of the sun, Aesch.; the flame or flash of a bright helmet, Il.; —φλ. οἴνου the fiery strength of wine, Eur.

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