to hurl lightnings

fulmĭno, āre, v. n. and a. [id.].

Neutr., to lighten, to hurl lightnings; hence, impers.: fulminat, it lightens ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose, for the class. fulgeo): at Boreae de parte trucis cum fulminat, Verg. G. 1, 370:

minore vi ad fulgurandum opus est quam ad fulminandum,

Sen. Q. N. 2, 23:

nec fulminantis magna manus Jovis,

Hor. C. 3, 3, 6:

fulminantem perjurant Jovem,

Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 21.—With a homogeneous object:

ignes,

Auct. Aetn. 342.—

Trop.:

Caesar dum magnus ad altum Fulminat Euphraten bello,

thunders in war, Verg. G. 4, 561; cf.:

fulminat Aeneas armis,

threatens lightning, thunders in arms, id. A. 12, 654:

fulminat illa oculis,

hurls lightnings, darts fire, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 55; Ov. Am. 1, 8, 16.—

Act., to strike or blast with lightning:

caelestis flamma Ingentes quercus, annosas fulminat ornos,

Claud. Ep. 1, 40:

a deo fulminari,

Lact. 1, 10:

vulnera fulminatorum,

Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 145.—

Trop.:

fulminatus hac pronuntiatione in lectulum decidi,

thunderstruck, Petr. 805.

ἀστραπηβολέω

hurl lightnings: pres inf mp (attic epic)

ἀστραπηβολέω

hurl lightnings: pres inf mp (attic epic)

ἀστραπηβολέω

hurl lightnings: pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic doric)

ἀστραπηβολέω

hurl lightnings: pres part act masc nom sg (attic epic doric)

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fulgŭrĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. n. and a. [fulgur] (ante-class.).

Neutr., to hurl lightnings, to lighten: suo sonitu claro fulgurivit Juppiter, Naev. ap. Non. 110, 17 (Trag. Rel. v. 13 Rib.).—

Act., to strike with lightning; only in the part. perf. pass.:

fulguritum id quod est fulmine ictum: qui locus statim fieri putabatur religiosus, quod eum deus sibi dicasse videretur,

Fest. p. 92 Müll.; so as subst.: fulgŭrī-tum, i, n., that which has been struck by lightning, Arn. 5, 4; 5, 1: fulguritae arbores, Lucil. ap. Non. 110, 19; Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 138; Varr. L. L. 5, § 70 Müll.; of a person: quasi fulguritus, Sen. de Ira, 3, 23, 6.

fulgŭrĭo, īvi, ītum, 4, v. n. and a. [fulgur] (ante-class.).

Neutr., to hurl lightnings, to lighten: suo sonitu claro fulgurivit Juppiter, Naev. ap. Non. 110, 17 (Trag. Rel. v. 13 Rib.).—

Act., to strike with lightning; only in the part. perf. pass.:

fulguritum id quod est fulmine ictum: qui locus statim fieri putabatur religiosus, quod eum deus sibi dicasse videretur,

Fest. p. 92 Müll.; so as subst.: fulgŭrī-tum, i, n., that which has been struck by lightning, Arn. 5, 4; 5, 1: fulguritae arbores, Lucil. ap. Non. 110, 19; Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 138; Varr. L. L. 5, § 70 Müll.; of a person: quasi fulguritus, Sen. de Ira, 3, 23, 6.

ἀστρᾰπη-βολέω,

A hurl lightnings, Eust.1060.43.

ἀστράπτω (cf. στράπτω), [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf.

A

ἀστράπτεσκον Mosch.2.86

: [tense] fut.

ἀστράψω Cratin.53

, Nonn.D.33.376: [tense] aor.

ἤστραψα Il.17.595

, etc.:—lighten, hurl lightnings, freq. of omens sent by Zeus,

ἀστράπτων ἐπιδέξι' Il.2.353

;

Κρονίδης ἐνδέξια σήματα φαίνων ἀστράπτει 9.237

;

ὡς δ' ὅτ' ἂν ἀστράπτῃ πόσις Ἥρης 10.5

;

ἀστράψας δὲ μάλα μεγάλ' ἔκτυπε 17.595

;

οὑλύμπιος ἤστραπτεν, ἐβρόντα Ar.Ach. 531

, cf. V. 626.

2 impers., ἀστράπτει it lightens, ἤστραψε it lightened,

οὐρανοῦ δ' ἄπο ἤστραψε S.Fr. 578

, cf. Arist.Rh. 1392b27.

II flash or glance like lightning,

πᾶς γὰρ ἀστράπτει χαλινός S.OC 1067

(lyr.); κατάχαλκον ἀ. πεδίον gleams with brass, E.Ph.III; so

ἀ. χαλκῷ X. Cyr.6.4.1

; of the face,

εἶδον τὴν ὄψιν.. ἀστράπτουσαν Pl.Phdr. 254b

;

ἀ. τοῖς ὄμμασι X.Cyn.6.15

; of flowers,

ἀνεμωνίδες ἀστράπτουσαι

bright,

Nic.Fr.74.64

: c. acc. cogn., ἐξ ὀμμάτων δ' ἤστραπτε.. σέλας (sc. Τυφών) flashed flame from his eyes, A.Pr. 358;

ἵμερον ἀστράπτουσα κατ' ὄμματος AP12.161

(Asclep.), cf. Mosch. l.c.;

ἤστραψε γλυκὺ κάλλος AP12.110

(Mel.).

2 of persons, to be brilliant, conspicuous,

ἔν τινι Opp.C.1.361

,2.23.

III trans., consume with lightning, dub. in Cratin.53.

2 illuminate, τι Musae.276.