praecellens
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
Latin > English
praecellens praecellentis (gen.), praecellentior -or -us, praecellentissimus -a -u ADJ :: surpassing, excellent, distinguished; preeminent
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-cellens: entis, Part. and P. a., from praecello.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præcellēns,¹⁴ tis, p.-adj., de præcello, éminent, qui excelle, distingué, rare, extraordinaire : Cic. Balbo 25 || -tior Plin. 12, 24 ; -tissimus Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 97.
Latin > German (Georges)
praecellēns, entis, PAdi. (v. praecello), hervorragend = ausgezeichnet, vortrefflich, vorzüglich, vir et animo et virtute praecellens, Cic.: praecellens ingenio vir, hochbegabter, Vell.: ille Scipio, vir omnibus rebus praecellentissimus, Cic. Verr. 4, 97: Vergilius praecellentissimus vates, Plin. 14, 7: hunc (deum) esse rerum omnium praecellentissimum, Boëth. cons. phil. 3, 10. p. 73, 47 Peiper. – v. Lebl., uniones magnitudine praecellentes, Plin.: C. Caesar, vir ingenii praecellentis, hochbegabter, Gell.: maior alia (ficus), pomo et suavitate praecellentior, Plin. 12, 24: est aliud alio praecellentius, Augustin. de genes. ad litt. 12, 24, 51.
