purpuro
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
purpŭro: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. purpura.
I Act., to purple, i. e. to make purple-colored, to dye with purple: undas, i. e. to darken (cf. purpureus), Furius ap. Gell. 18, 11, 3: purpurati nimium ocelli, Mart. Cap. 9, § 918.—
B Transf., to beautify, adorn, App. M. 6, p. 427 Oud.—
II Neutr., to be purple or purple-colored: purpurantes violae, Arn. 5, 160; Prud. Cath. 6, 82: purpurantem pingit annum floribus, Auct. Pervig. Ven. 12; App. M. 10, p. 149, 9.—*
B Transf., to be painted or adorned, to shine: quae frondens purpurat auro, Col. poët. 10, 101 dub. (al. quae frondent purpurā et auro).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
purpŭrō, āre (purpura),
1 tr., rendre pourpre, rendre sombre : Furius d. Gell. 18, 11, 3 || embellir, orner : Apul. M. 6, 24
2 intr., être pourpré, être resplendissant : *Col. Rust. 10, 101.
Latin > German (Georges)
purpuro, āvī, ātum, āre (purpura), I) tr., purpurfarbig machen, 1) eig.: virides undas, dunkelbraun schillern lassen, Fur. b. Gell. 18, 11, 4: purpurati nimium ocelli, Mart. Cap. 9. § 918: terra purpurata est, wurde purpurrot gefärbt (vom Blute der Märtyrer), Augustin. serm. 300, 2. – 2) übtr., freundlich schmücken, omnia rosis, Apul. met. 6, 24. – II) intr., purpurfarbig-, purpurrot glänzen, tum quae pallet humi, quae frondens purpurat auro ponatur viola, Colum. poët. 10, 101. – Öfter Partic. purpurāns = purpurfarbig, purpurrot, maculae, Vopisc.: violae, Arnob.: stolae, Prud.: corporis cruor, Prud.: p. annus floribus, Auct. pervig. Ven.: agnus de caede purpurans, blutigrotes, Prud.
