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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11
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|lshtext=<b>praecursor</b>: ōris, m. id.,<br /><b>I</b> one [[who]] runs [[before]].<br /><b>I</b> A [[forerunner]], [[precursor]], of a [[servant]], Plin. [[Pan]]. 76 fin.; one [[who]] precedes on the [[same]] [[path]], Lact. 6, 7, 3.— Esp., the [[forerunner]] of Christ, John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6; 4, 8.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.: [[flos]] [[praecursor]] indolis bonae, Nazar. [[Pan]]. Const. 3 med.—<br /><b>III</b> In milit. lang., an advanced [[guard]], [[vanguard]], Liv. 26, 17 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., a [[scout]], [[spy]] (cf.: [[emissarius]], [[speculator]]), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 108. >
|lshtext=<b>praecursor</b>: ōris, m. id.,<br /><b>I</b> one [[who]] runs [[before]].<br /><b>I</b> A [[forerunner]], [[precursor]], of a [[servant]], Plin. [[Pan]]. 76 fin.; one [[who]] precedes on the [[same]] [[path]], Lact. 6, 7, 3.— Esp., the [[forerunner]] of Christ, John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6; 4, 8.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.: [[flos]] [[praecursor]] indolis bonae, Nazar. [[Pan]]. Const. 3 med.—<br /><b>III</b> In milit. lang., an advanced [[guard]], [[vanguard]], Liv. 26, 17 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Transf., a [[scout]], [[spy]] (cf.: [[emissarius]], [[speculator]]), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 108. >
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|gf=<b>præcursŏr</b>,¹⁵ ōris, m.,<br /><b>1</b> celui qui court devant, qui précède : Plin. Min. [[Pan]]. 76, 7<br /><b>2</b> éclaireur : Liv. 26, 17, 16 || [fig.] fourrier, émissaire, agent : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 108 || le Précurseur (saint Jean-Baptiste) : Aug. Ep. Joann. 4, 6 ; 4, 8.
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Revision as of 06:43, 14 August 2017

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praecursor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who runs before.
I A forerunner, precursor, of a servant, Plin. Pan. 76 fin.; one who precedes on the same path, Lact. 6, 7, 3.— Esp., the forerunner of Christ, John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6; 4, 8.—
II Trop.: flos praecursor indolis bonae, Nazar. Pan. Const. 3 med.—
III In milit. lang., an advanced guard, vanguard, Liv. 26, 17 fin.—
   B Transf., a scout, spy (cf.: emissarius, speculator), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 108. >

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

præcursŏr,¹⁵ ōris, m.,
1 celui qui court devant, qui précède : Plin. Min. Pan. 76, 7
2 éclaireur : Liv. 26, 17, 16