1. transitive to burn, burn up , (Iliad by Homer):—;Pass. to take fire, blaze up , (Iliad by Homer) 2. metaphorically to kindle, inflame with passion, (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Pass., like Lat. uri, to burn with passion, be inflamed, (Sophocles Tragicus) 3. to light up , Ζεὺς βέλος φλέγων making it blaze or flash , (Aeschulus Tragicus); metaphorically, ἄταν οὐρανίαν φλέγων letting the flame of mischief blaze up to heaven, (Sophocles Tragicus):—;Pass. to blaze up, be a-light , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 4. metaphorically to make illustrious or famous , Lat. illustrare, (Pindar):—;Pass. to be or become so , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 5. intransitive to burn, flame, blaze , (Aeschulus Tragicus); of armour, to flash , (Euripides) 6. metaphorically to break forth , of passion, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 7. to shine forth, become famous , (Pindar) (ML)