lucentibus
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];
abl. pl. pres. act. part.dat. pl. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...videremus, hinc iustitia, illinc fortitudine, hinc temperantia prudentiaque lucentibus! Praeter has frugalitas et continentia et tolerantia et liberalitas..."
Liber Duodecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...positos et corpora prona supinat incumbens, queriturque parum lucentibus astris. forte soporiferas caeli secreta per umbras Iuno, sinu..."Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...effulgent siluae, tenebrosaque tempe arrisere deae, et zonis lucentibus icta euigilat domus; ipse autem nec lampade clara..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...cavo Phrygiae quam Synnados antro ipse cruentavit maculis lucentibus Attis quaeque Tyri niveas secat et Sidonia rupes..."