scintillo
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
Latin > English
scintillo scintillare, scintillavi, scintillatus V :: send out sparks
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
scintillo: āvi, 1, v. n. scintilla,
I to sparkle, glitter, glow, gleam, flash (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf. fulguro).
I Lit.: templa caeli, Lucr. 6, 644: fulgetra, Plin. 2, 43, 43, § 113: clipeus ardens, id. 2, 34, 34, § 100: testā ardente oleum, Verg. G. 1, 392: oculi, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 77: carbunculi contra radios solis, Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 95: cristae, Sil. 7, 593.—
II Trop.: scintillavit cruentis Ira genis, Sil. 9, 562: tunc Venus et calidi scintillat fervor amoris, Calp. 5, 22: cupiditatis ardor, qui scintillet in animis audientium, Ambros. Psa. 118, Serm. 18, 22.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
scintillō,¹⁴ āvī, āre (scintilla), intr., avoir une lueur [scintillante]: Lucr. 6, 644 ; Virg. G. 1, 392 || étinceler, briller : Plin. 2, 113 ; 37, 95 || [fig.] scintillavit ira genis Sil. 9, 562, la colère s’alluma sur son visage.
Latin > German (Georges)
scintillo, āvī, āre (scintilla), Funken sprühen, funkeln, flimmern, I) eig.: scintillant oculi, Plaut.: fulgetra, Plin.: carbuncula contra radios solis, Plaut.: scintillare omnia templa, Lucr.: scintillat oleum testā ardente, Verg.: ardenti scintillat sanguine lampas, Calp. – II) bildl.: scintillavit cruentis ira genis, Sil. 9, 562: tunc Venus et calidi scintillat fervor amoris, die Liebe lodert auf, Calp. 5, 22: cupiditatis ardor, qui scintillet in animis audientium, Ambros. in psalm. 118. serm. 18. § 22: vidisti in multo fumo scintillantem fidem meam, Augustin. conf. 4, 2.
