1. the hearth, fire-place , (Homer); the sanctuary of suppliants, καθέζετο ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάρῃ ἐν κονίῃσιν (Odyssey by Homer):—; a pan of coals, a brasier , (Aristophanes Comicus)

2. πυρὸς ἐσχάραι the watch-fires of the camp, (Iliad by Homer)

3. an altar for burnt-offerings , (Odyssey by Homer) (ML)