lugeo
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lūgĕo: xi, ctum, 2 (luxti for luxisti, Cat. 66, 21;
I dep. lugeri, Prisc. 1251), v. n. and a. akin to Gr. λυγρός, λοιγός>; Sanscr. root lū, to cut; cf. lues, to mourn, lament, bewail, deplore (syn. ploro).
I Lit.
A Neutr.: luget senatus, maeret equester ordo, Cic. Mil. 8, 20: annum feminis ad lugendum constituere majores, Sen. Ep. 63, 13; id. Cons. ad Helv. 16, 1: hos pro me lugere, Cic. Planc. 42, 101.—Impers. pass.: sei ad pii rogum fili lugetur. etc., Cat. 39, 4.—
B Act.: lugere mortem Trebonii, Cic. Phil. 12, 10, 25: quid ego nunc lugeam vitam hominum? id. Tusc. 1, 34, 83: occasum atque interitum rei publicae, id. Pis. 8, 18: ut ager lugere dominum videretur, id. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47: matronae annum, ut parentem, eum luxerunt, Liv. 2, 7.—In pass.: lugebere nobis, Lugebisque alios, Ov. M. 10, 141: parentes et filii majores X annis anno lugendi sunt, Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 13: servus matronis lugendus, Juv. 8, 267.—With acc. and inf.: urbem e suis faucibus ereptam esse, Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 2: in dominos vanas luget abisse minas, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 4 prooem.—
(b) With gen.: lugere formae, Sil. 3, 424.—
II Transf., to be in mourning, to wear mourning apparel (v. luctus): nec lugentibus id facere fas est, Liv. 22, 56: qui luget, abstinere debet a conviviis, ornamentis et albā veste, Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 14: pullo lugentes vellere lanas, fit for mourning, Mart. 14, 157.
