lucebat
Dictionary entries
- Entry →luceo, lucere, luxi, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
shine, emit light (heavenly body); dawn; cause to shine; be clear/evident;; sparkle/glitter/shine w/reflected light; be conspicuous in merit, excel;; be bright/resplendent; be visible, show up; [lucet => it is (becoming) light];
sg. imperf. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lacus, dum fugit amplexus. Sed prodidit unda latentem; lucebat, totis cum tegeretur aquis: condita sic puro numerantur lilia..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...fortis tanquam Orcus. Apoculamus nos circa gallicinia; luna lucebat tanquam meridie. Venimus inter monimenta: homo meus coepit..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...Naidas Hennaeas inter Diana feroxque Pallas et Elysii lucebat sponsa tyranni. iamque movent gressus thiasisque Ismenia buxus signa..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quam densi complerant undique sentes; rara per occultos lucebat semita callis. Euryalum tenebrae ramorum onerosaque praeda impediunt, fallitque..."