φλόξ
Etym. 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.