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..."- G
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..."- P
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..."