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  • 1 lux

    light.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > lux

  • 2 lucis

    light.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > lucis

  • 3 lumen

    light, lamp, lantern / light of day / the eye / clearness / understanding.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > lumen

  • 4 Lux et veritas

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  • 5 luminarium

    light, lamp.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > luminarium

  • 6 veles

    light-armed troops.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > veles

  • 7 levis

    1.
    lĕvis, e, adj. [for leg-vis; Sanscr. laghu-s, little; cf. O. H. Germ. ring-i; Germ. gering; Gr. elachus], light in weight, not heavy (opp. gravis).
    I.
    Lit.:

    leviora corpora (opp. graviora),

    Lucr. 2, 227:

    aether,

    id. 5, 459:

    aura,

    id. 3, 196:

    levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    stipulae,

    Verg. G. 1, 289: armatura, light armor:

    levis armaturae Numidae,

    the light-armed Numidians, Caes. B. G. 2, 10; also, by metonymy, lightarmed troops; v. armatura, and cf.:

    sed haec fuerit nobis tamquam levis armaturae prima orationis excursio,

    Cic. Div. 2, 10 fin.; so,

    miles,

    a light-armed soldier, Liv. 8, 8; cf.

    of clothing: nudi, aut sagulo leves,

    Tac. G. 6:

    flebis in solo levis angiportu,

    Hor. C. 1, 25, 10.—Of the earth upon the dead:

    terraque securae sit super ossa levis,

    Tib. 2, 4, 50;

    esp. freq. on tombstones: sit tibi terra levis (abbreviated, S. T. T. L.): per leves populos,

    the shades, bodiless persons, Ov. M. 10, 14:

    virgaque levem coerces aurea turbam,

    Hor. C. 1, 10, 18.— Poet. with inf.: fessis leviora tolli Pergama Grais, a lighter burden, i. e. easier to be destroyed, Hor. C. 2, 4, 11.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Light of digestion, easy to digest (mostly poet. and post-Aug.):

    quae in aqua degunt, leviorem cibum praestant. Inter domesticas quadrupedes levissima suilla est, gravissima bubula,

    lightest of digestion, Cels. 1, 18:

    leves malvae,

    Hor. C. 1, 31, 16 (cf.:

    gravi Malvae salubres corpori,

    id. Epod. 2, 57).—
    2.
    Light in motion, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid (syn.:

    agilis, alacer, pernix): ipsa (diva) levi fecit volitantem flamine currum (i. e. Argo),

    a quick, favorable wind, Cat. 64, 9; cf.:

    leves venti,

    Ov. M. 15, 346:

    flatus,

    Sil. 15, 162:

    currus,

    light, swift, Ov. M. 2, 150:

    levi deducens pollice filum,

    light, nimble, id. ib. 4, 36; so,

    pollex,

    id. ib. 6, 22:

    saltus,

    id. ib. 7, 767;

    3, 599: peltam pro parma fecit, ut ad motus concursusque essent leviores,

    Nep. Iphicr. 1:

    Messapus levis cursu,

    Verg. A. 12, 489:

    leves Parthi,

    id. G. 4, 314:

    equus,

    Val. Fl. 1, 389:

    Nympharumque leves cum Satyris chori,

    Hor. C. 1, 1, 31:

    quaere modos leviore plectro,

    nimbler, gayer, id. ib. 2, 1, 40:

    et levis erecta consurgit ad oscula plantā,

    Juv. 6, 507.—With inf. ( poet.):

    omnes ire leves,

    Sil. 16, 488:

    exsultare levis,

    id. 10, 605:

    levior discurrere,

    id. 4, 549:

    nullo levis terrore moveri,

    Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 514:

    hora,

    fleeting, Ov. M. 15, 181:

    terra,

    light, thin soil, Verg. G. 2, 92:

    et ubi montana (loca) quod leviora et ideo salubriora,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 3;

    so (opp graviora),

    id. ib. —
    3.
    Slight, trifling, small (mostly poet.): ignis, Ov. M. 3, 488:

    tactus,

    a slight, gentle touch, id. ib. 4, 180:

    strepitus,

    id. ib. 7, 840:

    stridor,

    id. ib. 4, 413.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Without weight, i. e. of no consequence; hence, in gen., light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty, easy (class.):

    nunquam erit alienis gravis qui suis se concinnat levem,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 58:

    grave est nomen imperii atque id etiam in levi persona pertimescitur,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 45:

    leve et infirmum,

    id. Rosc. Com. 2, 6: quae mihi ad spem obtinendae veritatis gravissima sunt;

    ad motum animi... leviora,

    id. Deiot. 2, 5:

    quod alia quaedam inania et levia conquiras,

    id. Planc. 26, 63:

    auditio,

    a light, unfounded report, Caes. B. G. 7, 42:

    cui res et pecunia levissima et existimatio sanctissima fuit semper,

    something very insignificant, Cic. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:

    dolor,

    id. Fin. 1, 12, 40:

    proelium,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 36:

    periculum,

    id. B. C. 3, 26:

    in aliquem merita,

    id. ib. 2, 32, 10:

    leviore de causa,

    id. B. G. 7, 4 fin.:

    praecordia levibus flagrantia causis,

    Juv. 13, 182:

    effutire leves indigna tragoedia versus,

    Hor. A. P. 231.—As subst.:

    in levi habitum,

    was made little of, was regarded as a trifle, Tac. H. 2, 21; id. A. 3, 54:

    levia sed nimium queror,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 63:

    quid leviora loquor? Petr. poët. 134, 12: non est leve tot puerorum observare manus,

    no easy matter, Juv. 7, 240:

    quidquid levius putaris,

    easier, id. 10, 344.—
    (β).
    With gen. ( poet.):

    opum levior,

    Sil. 2, 102.—
    B.
    In disposition or character.
    1.
    Light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false:

    homo levior quam pluma,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 23:

    ne me leviorem erga te putes,

    id. Trin. 5, 2, 34:

    tu levior cortice,

    Hor. C. 3, 9, 22:

    vitium levium hominum atque fallacium,

    Cic. Lael. 25, 91:

    quidam saepe in parva pecunia perspiciuntur quam sint leves,

    id. ib. 17, 63:

    leves ac nummarii judices,

    id. Clu. 28, 75:

    sit precor illa levis,

    Tib. 1, 6, 56:

    levi brachio aliquid agere,

    Cic. Att. 4, 16, 6:

    quid levius aut turpius,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 28 fin.:

    auctor,

    Liv. 5, 15:

    leves amicitiae,

    Cic. Lael. 26, 100:

    spes,

    vain, empty, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 8:

    leviores mores,

    Ulp. Fragm. 6, 12.—
    2.
    Mild, gentle, pleasant (rare):

    quos qui leviore nomine appellant, percussores vocant,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 93; and:

    levior reprehensio,

    id. Ac. 2, 32, 102:

    tandem eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est,

    the gentlest, mildest, Liv. 5, 23 fin.:

    nec leves somnos timor aut cupido Sordidus aufert,

    Hor. C. 2, 16, 15; id. Epod. 2, 28:

    exsilium,

    mild, tolerable, Suet. Aug. 51.—Hence, adv.: lĕ-vĭter, lightly, not heavily.
    1.
    Lit. (rare):

    armati,

    light-armed, Curt. 4, 13.—Of the blow of a weapon:

    levius casura pila sperabat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 92, 2.—
    2.
    Trop.
    a.
    Slightly, a little, not much, somewhat:

    leviter densae nubes,

    Lucr. 6, 248:

    inflexum bacillum,

    Cic. Div. 1, 17, 30:

    genae leviter eminentes (al. leniter),

    id. N. D. 2, 57, 143:

    qui (medici) leviter aegrotantes leniter curant, gravioribus autem morbis, etc.,

    id. Off. 1, 24, 83:

    saucius,

    id. Inv. 2, 51, 154:

    non leviter lucra liguriens,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177:

    agnoscere aliquid,

    id. Fin. 2, 11, 33:

    eruditus,

    id. de Or. 3, 6, 24.— Comp.:

    quanto constantior idem In vitiis, tanto levius miser,

    so much less, Hor. S. 2, 7, 18:

    dolere,

    Ov. P. 1, 9, 30.— Sup.:

    ut levissime dicam,

    to express it in the mildest manner, Cic. Cat. 3, 7 fin. —
    b.
    Easily, lightly, without difficulty, with equanimity:

    id eo levius ferendum est, quod, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 2; cf.:

    sed levissime feram, si, etc.,

    id. Prov. Cons. 20, 47; Liv. 29, 9.— Comp.:

    levius torquetis Arachne,

    more dexterously, Juv. 2, 56.
    2.
    lēvis (erroneously laevis), e, adj. [Gr. leios, leuros], smooth, smoothed, not rough, opp. asper (class.).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    corpuscula quaedam levia, alia aspera, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 24, 66:

    in locis (spectatur): leves an asperi,

    id. Part. Or. 10, 36:

    Deus levem eum (mundum) fecit et undique aequabilem,

    id. Univ. 6:

    pocula,

    smooth, shining, Verg. A. 5, 91:

    pharetrae,

    id. ib. 5, 558:

    brassica,

    Cato, R. R. 15, 7:

    levissima corpora,

    Lucr. 4, 659:

    coma pectine levis,

    Ov. M. 12, 409:

    nascunturque leves per digitos umerosque plumae,

    Hor. C. 2, 20, 11:

    levior assiduo detritis aequore conchis,

    Ov. M. 13, 792: inimicus pumice levis, rubbed (cf. pumicatus), Juv. 9, 95.— Poet.: levi cum sanguine Nisus labitur infelix, slippery, [p. 1055] Verg. A. 5, 328:

    levis Juventas ( = imberbis),

    smooth, without hair, beardless, Hor. C. 2, 11, 6; so,

    ora,

    Tib. 1, 9 (8), 31:

    crura,

    Juv. 8, 115:

    sponsus,

    id. 3, 111:

    caput,

    id. 10, 199; 2, 12; hence, also, poet. for youthful, delicate, beautiful:

    pectus,

    Verg. A. 11, 40:

    frons,

    id. E. 6, 51:

    umeri,

    id. A. 7, 815:

    colla,

    Ov. M. 10, 698.—Also, finely dressed, spruce, effeminate:

    vir,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 437; Pers. 1, 82: argentum, smooth, not engraved or chased, Juv. 14, 62.—In neutr. absol.:

    externi ne quid valeat per leve morari,

    smoothness, Hor. S. 2, 7, 87; so,

    per leve,

    Pers. 1, 64:

    per levia,

    Aus. Idyll. 16, 4.—
    B.
    Transf., rubbed smooth, ground down, softened, soft (rare), Scrib. Comp. 228; Cels. 2, 8.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech, smooth, flowing (rare but class.):

    oratio (opp. aspera),

    Cic. Or. 5 fin.; so,

    levis verborum concursus (opp. asper),

    id. de Or. 3, 43, 171:

    levis et aspera (vox),

    Quint. 11, 3, 15:

    levis et quadrata compositio,

    id. 2, 5, 9:

    levia ac nitida,

    id. 5, 12, 18:

    (aures) fragosis offenduntur et levibus mulcentur,

    id. 9, 4, 116.— Adv. does not occur.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > levis

  • 8 lumen

    lūmen, ĭnis, n. [contr. from lucmen, from the root luc; v. luceo], light.
    I.
    Lit.: quasi lumen de suo lumine accendat, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 16, 51 (Fragm. v. 388 Vahl.):

    solis,

    Cic. Div. 2, 42, 91:

    tabulas bene pictas conlocare in bono lumine,

    id. Brut. 75, 261:

    solare,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 37:

    lumina solis,

    the sunbeams, Lucr. 2, 162.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    A light, a source of light, a lamp, torch:

    lumine apposito,

    Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79:

    diurnum,

    the morning-star, Lucr. 4, 455; Liv. 29, 25:

    lumini oleum instillare,

    Cic. de Sen. 11, 36:

    luminibus accensis,

    Plin. 11, 19, 21, § 65:

    multa lumina nocte tuli,

    Tib. 1, 10 (9), 42.—
    2.
    Brightness, splendor, gleam ( poet.):

    ferri,

    Stat. Th. 9, 802; Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 94.—
    3.
    A bright color ( poet.): flaventia lumina calthae, Col. poët. 10, 97; 9, 4.—
    4.
    Daylight, day ( poet.): si te secundo lumine hic offendero, Moriere, Enn. ap. Cic. Rab. Post. 11, 29 (Trag. v. 302 Vahl.):

    lumine quarto,

    Verg. A. 6, 356; cf.: eos hostes, urbes agrosque eorum... lumine supero privetis, Vet. Form. ap. Macr. S. 3, 9, 11. —
    5.
    The light of life, life ( poet.):

    lumen linque,

    Plaut. Cist. 3, 12:

    lumine adempto,

    Lucr. 3, 1033; Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 45.—
    6.
    The light of the eye, the eye (mostly poet.):

    luminibus amissis,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 114:

    astantes lumine torvo Aetnaeos fratres,

    Verg. A. 3, 677:

    fossis lumen abire genis, Ov P. 2, 8, 66: acuentes lumina rutae,

    id. R. Am. 801:

    lumina defixa tenere in gremio,

    id. H 21, 113:

    lumina flectere,

    id. M. 5, 232: parcite luminibus, close or turn away the eyes, Tib. 1, 2, 33:

    lumina sera dextra componere,

    to close one's eyes, Val. Fl. 3, 279.—Fig.:

    Romani imperii lumen,

    Vell. 2, 52, 3:

    reipublicae lumen et caput,

    id. 2, 99, 1.—
    * b.
    The pupil of the eye, Veg. Vet. 2, 16.—
    7.
    An opening through which light can penetrate, a light, Val. Fl. 1, 168; Vitr. 4, 6.— An airhole, air-shaft, Plin. 31, 6, 31, § 57.— A window:

    stabula non egeant septentrionis luminibus,

    Pall. 1, 21:

    obserare lumina,

    App. M. 2, p 125: altius aedes non tollendi, ne luminibus vicini officiatur, Gai Inst. 2, 31:

    immittere lumina,

    to put in windows, Dig. 7, 1, 13.—
    8.
    In plur., the light in a building:

    ne quid altius exstruendo, aut arborem ponendo, lumina cujusquam obscuriora fiant,

    Dig. 8, 2, 14:

    cum M. Buculeius aedes L. Fufio venderet, in mancipio lumina, uti tum essent, ita recepit,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 179.—Hence, se luminibus ejus esse obstructurum, to obstruct the light by building, Cic. pro Dom. 44, 115.—
    9.
    The opening or orifice in a water-pipe or funnel, Front. Aquaed. 27; 29; 36; 105.—
    10.
    The light in pictures, in opp. to the shade:

    invenit lumen atque umbras,

    Plin. 35, 5, 11, § 29; 35, 11, 40, § 131; Plin. Ep. 3, 13.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    A light, i. e. a most distinguished person or thing, an ornament, glory, luminary:

    clarissimis viris interfectis lumina civitatis exstincta sunt,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 10, 24:

    certis dicendi luminibus ornare orationem,

    id. de Or. 2, 27, 119:

    animi, ingenii consiliique tui,

    id. Rep. 6, 12, 12:

    probitatis et virtutis,

    id. Lael. 8, 27: est corporis macula, naevus;

    illi tamen hoc lumen videbatur,

    i. e. a beautyspot, id. N. D. 1, 28, 79: luminibus alicujus obstruere or officere, to obscure one's glory or reputation, id. Brut. 17, 66.—
    B.
    Light, clearness, perspicuity:

    ordo est maxime, qui memoriae lumen affert,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 353:

    oratio adhibere lumen rebus debet,

    id. ib. 3, 13, 50: nunc parvulos nobis dedit (natura) igniculos, quos celeriter... sic restinguimus, [p. 1085] ut nusquam naturae lumen adpareat, id. Tusc. 3, 1, 2:

    nec mentis quasi luminibus officit altitudo fortunae,

    id. Rab. Post. 16, 43.—
    C.
    Merit, excellence, beauty of style:

    Origines (Catonis) quod lumen eloquentiae non habent?

    Cic. Brut. 17, 66;

    so in the pun: Catonis luminibus obstruere,

    id. ib.; cf. I. B. 7. 8. supra.—
    D.
    Ornaments of style:

    at sunt qui haec excitatoria lumina a componendis orationibus excludenda arbitrentur,

    Quint. 12, 10, 49; 8, 5, 29:

    orationis,

    id. 8, 5, 34:

    lumina sententiarum,

    id. 9, 2, 202.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > lumen

  • 9 levis

        levis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [2 LEG-]. —Of weight, light, not heavy: terra, light soil, V.: levis armaturae Numidae, light-armed, Cs.: miles, L.: nudi, aut sagulo leves, lightly clad, Ta.: Per levīs populos, shades, O.: virgāque levem coerces Aureā turbam, H.—Of digestion, light, easy to digest: malvae, H.—Of motion, light, swift, quick, fleet, nimble, rapid: venti, O.: pollex, O.: ad motūs leviores, N.: Messapus cursu, V.: Quaere modos leviore plectro, gayer, H.: hora, fleeting, O.— Slight, trifling, small: Ignis, O.: tactus, gentle, O.: querellae, O.—Fig., without weight, of no consequence, light, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, slight, little, petty: labores, T.: haec leviora fortasse: verba: auditio, unfounded report, Cs.: cui res et pecunia levissima fuit, insignificant: proelium, skirmish, Cs.: leviore de causā, Cs.: praecordia levibus flagrantia causis, Iu.: versūs, H.: Flebis levis, neglected, H.: rati, leviorem futurum apud patres reum, L.— Easy, light: non est leve Observare, no easy matter, Iu.: quidquid levius putaris, easier, Iu.: leviora tolli Pergama, H.—Of character, light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, untrustworthy, false: mulieres sunt levi sententiā, T.: homo: tu levior cortice, H.: iudices: quid levius aut turpius, Cs.: auctor, L.: spes, empty, H.— Light, not severe, mild, gentle, pleasant: alquos leviore nomine appellare: audire leviora, milder reproaches, H.: eo, quod levissimum videbatur, decursum est, mildest, L.: Sithoniis non levis Euhius, i. e. hostile, H.
    * * *
    leve, levior -or -us, levissimus -a -um ADJ
    light, thin, trivial, trifling, slight; gentle; fickle, capricious; nimble; smooth; slippery, polished, plain; free from coarse hair/harsh sounds

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  • 10 lūmen

        lūmen inis, n    [LVC-], light: Quasi lumen de suo lumine accendat: solis: Leu<*>othoën ad lumina cerni, by lamp-light, O.—Plur., of a building, the outlook, prospect: cum aedīs venderet, in mancipio lumina ita recepit: se luminibus eius esse obstructurum, obstruct the light by building.—A light, source of light, lamp, torch: lumine adposito: insigne nocturnum trium luminum, L.: sub lumina prima, at early candle-light, H.— Daylight, day: Si te secundo lumine hic offendero, Moriere, Enn. ap. C.: lumine quarto, V.— The light of life, life: quem cassum lumine lugent, V.: quod in tot lumina lumen habebas, which served so many eyes (of Argus), O.— The light of the eye, eye, look, glance: luminibus amissis: torvum, V.: placidum, H.: timidum, O.: Luminibus tacitis, V.: Ad caelum tendens lumina, V.: mentis quasi lumina.— Fig., a light, distinguished person, ornament, glory, luminary, beauty: maiorum gloria posteris quasi lumen est, S.: praestantissimi viri, lumina rei p.: lumen exercitūs, Cimber: Lumina tot cecidisse ducum, V.: dicendi lumina: Catonis luminibus obstruxit haec oratio, obscured the reputation. —Light, clearness, perspicuity: ordo memoriae lumen adfe<*>: nisi litterarum lumen accederet, celebrity.
    * * *
    light; lamp, torch; eye (of a person); life; day, daylight

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  • 11 lūx

        lūx lūcis, f    [LVC-], light, brightness: solis ac lychnorum: Stella facem ducens multā cum luce, V.: auctor Lucis (i. e. Sol), O.: siderea, heavenly, O.: donec lux occidat, till sunset, Iu.— The light of day, daylight, day: usque ad lucem vigilare, T.: lux ubi adventabat, S.: ante lucem: primā luce, at dawn, Cs.: luce sub ipsā, at the point of day, V.: Dormiet in lucem, till day is advanced, H.: luce reversā, Iu.: luce occidi, in open day: luci adgredi.— Plur, the heavenly bodies: Illae, quae fulgent luces.— A day: centesima lux est haec ab interitu P. Clodi: longiore luce opus est, L.: anxia nocte, Anxia luce gemit, O.: Natali die mihi dulcior haec lux, Iu.: vocat lux ultima victos, i. e. death, V.: aestiva, summer, V.: brumalis, winter, O.— Life: me reducem in lucem facere, T.: corpora luce carentum, i. e. of the dead, V.: simul atque editi in lucem sumus: aeterna, O.— An eye, the eyesight: damnum lucis ademptae, O.— A light: O lux Dardaniae, i. e. Hector, V.: Luce nihil gestum, nihil est Diomede remoto, O.—Fig., the sight of men, public view, the public, the world: in luce atque in oculis civium magnus: forensi luce carere: res occultissimas in lucem proferre. — Light, encouragement, help, succor: lux quaedam videbatur oblata, regno sublato: lucem adferre rei p.: Lucem redde patriae, H.— A light, ornament: urbs, lux orbis terrarum.— Light, illustration, elucidation: historia lux veritatis.— That which enlightens, source of illumination: ratio quasi quaedam lux vitae.
    * * *
    light, daylight, light of day; life; world; day

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  • 12 lux

    lux, lūcis (adverb. abl. luce, luci, and lucu, and in these old forms also used as m.; v. infra; in Plaut. lux is usually m.; Brix ad Plaut. Capt. 5, 4, 11), f. [luceo], light.
    I.
    Lit.
    1.
    In gen., the light of the sun and other heavenly bodies:

    cum id solis luce videatur clarius,

    Cic. Div. 1, 3, 6; id. Tusc. 1, 37, 90; id. Cat. 1, 3; id. Cael. 9:

    per umbras Stella facem ducens multā cum luce cucurrit,

    Verg. A. 2, 694: a lucifero donec lux occidat, till sunset, Juv, 13, 158. — The light, splendor, brightness of shining bodies:

    viridi cum luce zmaragdi,

    Lucr. 4, 1126:

    luce coruscus ahenā,

    Verg. A. 2, 470:

    lucem non fundentes gemmae,

    Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 94:

    ferri,

    Stat. Th. 8, 124.—
    2.
    In partic., the light of day, daylight, day:

    diurna,

    Lucr. 6, 848:

    Metellus cum primā luce in campum currebat,

    Cic. Att. 4, 3, 4:

    ante lucem,

    id. de Or. 2, 64, 259:

    primā luce ad eum accurrit,

    at daybreak, dawn of day, Caes. B. G. 1, 22:

    luce sub ipsā,

    on the very verge of day, Verg. G. 4, 490:

    in luci,

    by day, Lucr. 4, 233:

    luce reversā,

    Juv. 6, 312.—Hence,
    b.
    In abl. adverb.: luce, luci, and (ante-class.) lucu, by daylight, in the daytime:

    ut luce palam in foro saltet,

    Cic. Off. 3, 24, 93; so,

    luce,

    id. Pis. 10, 23; Auct. Her. 4, 36, 48; Verg. A. 9, 153 al.:

    nocte ac luce,

    Juv. 15, 43:

    ut veniamus luci,

    Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 7:

    cum luci simul,

    id. Merc. 2, 1, 31:

    luci claro,

    id. Aul. 4, 10, 18; cf. Non. 210, 9:

    quis audeat luci,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 10, 25:

    quodsi luce quoque canes latrent,

    id. Rosc. Am. 20, 56; Liv. 35, 4, 5:

    cum primo lucu ibo hinc,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 55:

    cum primo luci,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 49.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    The heavenly bodies:

    illae, quae fulgent luces,

    Cic. Arat. 96.—
    2.
    A day:

    centesima lux est ab interitu P. Clodii,

    Cic. Mil. 35, 98:

    longiore luce ad id certamen nobis opus est,

    Liv. 3, 2:

    anxia nocte, anxia luce gemit,

    Ov. M. 2, 806:

    crastina,

    Verg. A. 10, 244:

    natali die mihi dulcior haec lux,

    Juv. 12, 1:

    septima quaeque lux,

    id. 14, 105; cf.:

    natura volvente vices et lucis et anni,

    id. 13, 88. —Hence, poet.:

    lux aestiva,

    summer, Verg. G. 4, 52:

    lux brumalis,

    winter, Ov. Tr. 1, 11, 39.—
    3.
    Life:

    qui ab Orco mortuom me reducem in lucem feceris,

    Ter. Hec. 5, 4, 12:

    corpora luce carentum,

    i. e. of the dead, Verg. G. 4, 255; Sil. 13, 473; cf.:

    simul atque editi in lucem sumus,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 1, 2.—
    4.
    An eye, the eyesight:

    effossae squalent vestigia lucis,

    Stat. Th. 11, 585:

    damnum lucis ademptae,

    Ov. M. 14, 197.—
    5.
    A light, of an eminent man to whom all eyes turn:

    Luce nihil gestum, nihil est Diomede remoto,

    Ov. M. 13, 100.—Of a beloved person:

    o lux salve candida,

    Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 34.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    The sight of all men, the public view, the public, the world:

    nec vero ille in luce modo, atque in oculis civium magnus sed intus domique praestantior,

    Cic. Sen. 4, 12: Isocrates forensi luce caruit, id. Brut. 8, 32:

    familiam abjectam et obscu ram e tenebris in lucem vocare,

    id. Deiot. 11, 30:

    res occultas aperire in lucemque proferre,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 62.—
    B.
    Light, encouragement, help, succor:

    lux quaedam videbatur oblata, non modo regno, sed etiam regni timore sublato,

    Cic. Phil. 1, 2, 40:

    civibus lucem ingenii et consilii porrigere,

    id. de Or. 1, 40, 184; cf.:

    lucem adferre rei publicae,

    id. Manil. 12, 33.—
    C.
    A light, an ornament:

    hanc urbem, lucem orbis terrarum,

    Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 11:

    genus sine luce,

    undistinguished, obscure, Sil. 8, 248.—
    D.
    Light, illustration, elucidation:

    historia testis temporum, lux veritatis,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 9, 36.—
    E.
    That which enlightens, the source of illumination: ratio quasi quaedam lux lumenque vitae. Cic. Ac. 2, 8, 26; cf.:

    ego sum lux mundi,

    Vulg. John, 8, 12; id. ib. 12, 26.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > lux

  • 13 luceo

    lūcĕo, xi, 2, v. n. [Sanscr. ruk, to be bright; Gr. luchnos, leukos, amphilukê; Lat. lux, lumen, lucidus, luna; O. H.-Germ. liŏht; Germ. Licht; cf. also illustris], to be light or clear, to shine, beam, glitter (syn.: splendeo, fulgeo).
    I.
    Lit.: (lumen) Nihilo minus ipsi lucet, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 16, 51 (Trag. v. 389 Vahl.): tum candida lumina lucent, id. ap. Fest. p. 228 and 229 Müll. (Ann. v. 157 Vahl.):

    (stella) luce lucebat aliena,

    Cic. Rep. 4, 16, 16:

    dum meus assiduo luceat igne focus,

    Tib. 1, 1, 6:

    lucet igne rogus,

    Ov. H. 11, 104:

    rara per occultos lucebat semita calles,

    Verg. A. 9, 383:

    lucet via longo Ordine flammarum,

    id. ib. 11, 143; cf. Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 17:

    interior caeli qua semita lucet,

    Stat. Th. 9, 641:

    (luminaria) lucent in firmamento caeli,

    Vulg. Gen. 1, 15:

    niveo lucet in ore rubor,

    Ov. Am. 3, 3, 6:

    lucent oculi,

    id. M. 1, 239; Val. Fl. 6, 492:

    cinis in multam noctem pertinaciter luxit,

    Suet. Tib. 74:

    virgatis lucent sagulis (sc. Galli),

    glitter, Verg. A. 8, 660:

    taedā lucebis in illa,

    i. e. shall burn, Juv. 1, 155:

    non amplius erit sol ad lucendum,

    Vulg. Isa. 60, 19.—In the part. pres.:

    e rosea sol alte lampade lucens,

    Lucr. 5, 610; so,

    globus lunae,

    Verg. A. 6, 725:

    faces,

    Ov. F. 3, 270:

    sedebat In solio Phoebus claris lucente smaragdis,

    id. M. 2, 24:

    lucerna lucens in caliginoso loco,

    Vulg. 2 Pet. 1, 19.— Poet., with acc.:

    huic lucebis novae nuptae facem,

    will light her home with a torch, Plaut. Cas. 1, 30: tute tibi puer es;

    lautus luces cereum,

    id. Curc. 1, 1, 9.—
    2.
    Of the day, daylight, etc., to appear, dawn, become light:

    an umquam lucebit in orbe ille dies,

    Sil. 16, 91:

    lucente jam die,

    Amm. 21, 15, 2.—
    (β).
    Esp., impers.: lucet, lucebat, etc., it is (was) light, it is (was) day, it is dawning:

    priusquam lucet, adsunt,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 115:

    si lucet lucet: lucet autem, lucet igitur,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 96:

    si judicatum erit meridie non lucere,

    id. Att. 1, 1, 1:

    nondum lucebat,

    id. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:

    nec satis lucebat: cum autem luceret, etc.,

    id. Att. 16, 13, a, 1:

    ubi lucere coepisset,

    id. Div. 1, 23, 47: expergiscere: lucet hoc, it is light, it is day there (in the sky), Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 63:

    hoc... luce lucebit,

    id. Curc. 1, 3, 26. —
    B.
    Transf., to shine or show through, to be discernible, visible ( poet.):

    si qua Arabio lucet bombyce puella,

    Prop. 2, 2, 25 (2, 3, 15):

    femineum lucet sic per bombycina corpus,

    Mart. 8, 68, 7:

    vitalia lucent,

    are uncovered, Stat. Th. 8, 525.—
    II.
    Trop., to shine forth, to be conspicuous, apparent, clear, evident:

    nunc imperii nostri splendor illis gentibus lucet,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:

    mea officia et studia, quae parum antea luxerunt,

    id. Att. 3, 15, 4:

    cum res ipsa tot, tam claris argumentis luceat,

    id. Mil. 23, 61:

    virtus lucet in tenebris,

    id. Sest. 28, 60:

    tota oratio lucet,

    Quint. 8, 5, 29; 9, 1, 19.—Hence, lūcens, entis, P. a., shining, bright, conspicuous: lucentior usus, Mall. Theod. de Metr. 9, 7.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > luceo

  • 14 praeluceo

    prae-lūceo, xi, 2, v. n.
    I.
    To shine or give light before; to hold or carry a light before, to light.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    Of those who carry a light:

    servus praelucens,

    Suet. Aug. 29:

    alicui,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 89.—
    2.
    Of the light itself:

    praeluxere faces,

    Mart. 12, 42, 3:

    ne ignis noster praeluceat facinori,

    Phaedr. 4, 11, 9.—
    B.
    Trop.
    1.
    In gen., to shine forth, be bright:

    amicitia bonā spe praelucet in posterum,

    Cic. Lael. 7, 23.—With acc.:

    lumenque tuae praeluceo vitae,

    Aus. Idyll. 4, 95.—
    2.
    In partic., to shine brighter, to outshine, surpass:

    nullus sinus Baiis praelucet,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 83.—
    * II.
    To shine very much, shine brightly:

    baculum praelucet,

    Plin. 32, 10, 52, § 141.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > praeluceo

  • 15 lūceō

        lūceō lūxī, —, ēre    [LVC-], to be light, be clear, shine, beam, glow, glitter: globus lunae, V.: faces, O.: (stella) luce lucebat alienā: luceat igne rogus, O.: Rara per occultos lucebat semita calles, glimmered, V.: taedā lucebis in illā, i. e. shall burn, Iu.: lucens ad imum Usque solum lympha, transparent, O.— Impers, it is light, is day, dawns: nondum lucebat: simul atque luceret.—Fig., to shine forth, be conspicuous, be apparent, be clear, be evident: imperi splendor illis gentibus lucem adferre coepit: mea studia, quae parum antea luxerunt: virtus lucet in tenebris.
    * * *
    lucere, luxi, - V
    shine; be clear; be apparent/conspicuous; get light

    Latin-English dictionary > lūceō

  • 16 nancīscor

        nancīscor nactus or nanctus, ī, dep.    [NAC-], to get, obtain, receive, meet with, stumble on, light on, find: anulum, T.: aliquem: summam potestatem, S.: tempus discendi: locum egregie munitum, Cs.: castra Gallorum intecta neglectaque, L.: tempus dea nacta nocendi, discerning, V.: nomen poëtae, win, H.—Of misfortune, to incur, encounter: quod sim nanctus mali, T.—Of disease, to catch, contract: nactus est morbum, N.— To light upon, meet with, reach, find: vitis, quicquid est nacta, complectitur: idoneam ad navigandum tempestatem, Cs.: nactusque silentia ruris Exululat, having reached the quiet country, O.
    * * *
    I
    nancisci, nactus sum V DEP
    obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on
    II
    nancisci, nanctus sum V DEP
    obtain, get; find, meet with, receive, stumble on, light on

    Latin-English dictionary > nancīscor

  • 17 cisium

        cisium ī, n    a light two-wheeled vehicle, cabriolet.
    * * *
    light two-wheeled carriage; light wheeled vehicle; cabriolet

    Latin-English dictionary > cisium

  • 18 incidō

        incidō cidī, —, ere    [1 in+cado], to fall in, fall, light, strike, reach, find the way: umeri surgunt quā tegmina summa, incidit (hasta), V.: Incidit spatium rhombi Implevitque sinūs, i. e. happens into a net, Iu.: in foveam: incidentibus vobis in vallum, L.: in laqueos, Iu.: incidit ictus ad terram Turnus, V.: (turris) super agmina late Incidit, V.: incidens portis exercitus, rushing at, L.: caput incidit arae, O.: ruinae nostris capitibus incident, L.: navigiis incidit Eurus, V.: hi amnes incidunt flumini, fall into, L.: modo serius incidis (sol) undis, sink under, O.—To light upon, meet, come upon, fall in with: in me: in ipsum Caesarem, Cs.: inter catervas armatorum, L.: homini improviso: Incidit huic bellator, V.—To fall upon, attack, assault: in hostem, L.: ultimis incidebat Romanus, L.—Fig., to fall into, incur, contract, become involved: in malum, T.: in morbum: in aes alienum: in honoris contentionem: qui inciderant (sc. in morbum), L.—To fall upon, befall, strike, affect, visit, occur: seu valetudo inciderit seu senectus, H.: pestilentia incidit in urbem, L.: Ut numquam amori incidere possit calamitas, T.: terror incidit eius exercitui, Cs.: ut nihil incidisset postea civitati mali, quod, etc.: fortes quibus bellum incidit, H.: Animo deus ineidit, V.—Of the mind, etc., to fall, light, be led: casu in eorum mentionem incidi: in varios sermones: fortuito ad tuam amplitudinem meis officiis amplectendam incidisse.—Of a subject of thought, to come, occur, be presented, be recalled, arise: quodcumque in mentem incideret: utinam ne Phormioni id suadere in mentem incidisset, T.: potantibus his apud Tarquinium incidit de uxoribus mentio, L.—To fall out, happen, occur: si qua bella inciderint, break out, Cs.: calamitas incidisse videtur: eorum, quae honesta sunt, potest incidere contentio: forte ita inciderat, ne, etc., L.: omnia in nostram aetatem inciderunt: in eadem rei p. tempora: in Kalendas: in te praetorem, i. e. your term.—To fall in with, coincide, agree with: in Diodorum.
    * * *
    incidere, incidi, incasus V
    happen; fall into, fall in with, meet; fall upon, assail

    Latin-English dictionary > incidō

  • 19 lampas

        lampas ādis, f, λαμπάσ, a light, torch, flambeau: inlatae lampades, Att. ap. C.: argenteus Cupido cum lampade: Salmoneus lampada quassans, V.: coruscae, torches, O.: aenea, lamp, Iu.: praecinctae lampades auro, O.: Phoebeae lampadis instar, the sun, V.: cum primā lustrabat lampade terras dies, early dawn, V.
    * * *
    I
    torch/flambeau/firebrand; lamp/lantern; sun/day/moon/star light; brightness
    II
    lampados/is N F
    torch/flambeau/firebrand; lamp/lantern; sun/day/moon/star light; brightness

    Latin-English dictionary > lampas

  • 20 illumino

    I
    illuminare, illuminavi, illuminatus V TRANS
    illuminate, give light to; light up; reveal/throw light on; brighten (w/color)
    II
    illuminare, illuminavi, illuminatus V
    illuminate; colour

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