verb intransitive

prae-lūceo

2nd PP prae-lūcēre · 3rd PP xi · conj. 2nd

To shine; give light before; to hold; carry a light before

To shine or give light before; to hold or carry a light before, to light.

Of those who carry a light: servus praelucens, Suet. Aug. 29: alicui, Stat. S.… •

Of those who carry a light: servus praelucens, Suet. Aug. 29: alicui, Stat. S. 1, 2, 89.—

Of the light itself: praeluxere faces, Mart. 12, 42, 3: ne ignis noster… •

Of the light itself: praeluxere faces, Mart. 12, 42, 3: ne ignis noster praeluceat facinori, Phaedr. 4, 11, 9.—

figuratively

to shine forth; be bright •

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.—

to shine brighter; to outshine; surpass •

In partic., to shine brighter, to outshine, surpass: nullus sinus Baiis praelucet, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 83.—*

To shine very much; shine brightly •

To shine very much, shine brightly: baculum praelucet, Plin. 32, 10, 52, § 141.

Perseus ID: n37710 Key: praeluceo