praecello
ἠργάζετο τῷ σώματι μισθαρνοῦσα τοῖς βουλομένοις αὐτῇ πλησιάζειν → she lived as a prostitute letting out her person for hire to those who wished to enjoy her, she worked with her body by hiring herself out to anyone who wanted to have sex with her
Latin > English
praecello praecellare, praecellavi, praecellatus V :: surpass; excell
praecello praecello praecellere, -, - V :: excel; surpass
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-cello: ĕre (collat. form, acc. to the 2d conj.;
I pres. praecellet, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 13; perh. originally written praecellit), v. a. and n., to rise above others.
I Act., to surpass, excel any one (post-Aug.; syn. antecello): praecellere aliquam fecunditate, Tac. A. 2, 43; Dig. 50, 2, 6.—
II Neutr.
A To distinguish one's self, to excel (syn. excello): ut quisque fortunā utitur, Ita praecellet, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 14: praecellere mobilitate, Lucr. 2, 161: odore et suavitate, Plin. 15, 21, 23, § 85: dignitate inter aliquos, Dig. 2, 14, 8: praecellere per insignem nobilitatem et eloquentiam, Tac. A. 3, 24.—
B Alicui.
1 To be superior to, to excel: mortalibus, Sil. 15, 74.—
2 To preside or rule over (Tacitean): genti, Tac. A. 12, 15.—Hence, prae-cellens, entis, P. a., surpassing, excellent, eminent, distinguished (class.).
1 Of persons: vir et animo et virtute praecellens, Cic. Balb. 10, 25.—Sup.: vir omnibus rebus praecellentissimus, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97.—
2 Of things: uniones magnitudine praecellentes, Plin. 9, 35, 56, § 113: formā praecellente, id. 7, 53, 54, § 184: vir ingenii praecellentis, Gell. 19, 8, 3.—Comp.: arbor pomo et suavitate praecellentior, Plin. 12, 6, 12, § 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præcellō,¹² ĕre,
1 intr., exceller, être supérieur : Lucr. 2, 161 ; Liv. 5, 27, 1 ; Tac. Ann. 3, 24 || [av. dat.] genti Tac. Ann. 12, 15, être à la tête d’une nation (commander à)
2 tr., surpasser : Tac. Ann. 2, 43 ; Papin. Dig. 50, 2, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
prae-cello, ere (prae u. *cello), hervorragen, bildl., a) absol. = sich hervortun, sich auszeichnen, ut quisque fortunā utitur, ita praecellet, Plaut.: arte, Suet.: opibus vetustis et gravitate morum, Tac.: per eloquentiam, Tac: dignitate inter alqos, ICt.: absol., num praecellit vinum? Vulg. 3. Esdr. 3, 24: id, quod in eo praecellit, Augustin. de civ. dei 8, 4 extr.: quae (ales) ex omni avitio longe praecellit, Apul. de deo Socr. prol. p. 4, 14 Th. – b) m. Acc. od. m. Dat. = überragen, übertreffen, m. Acc., eos, Vulg. Roman. 3, 9: cuncta, Augustin. de civ. dei 8, 4 extr.: alqam fecunditate, Tac. ann. 2, 43: ceteros honoris ordine, Papin. dig. 50, 2, 6. § 5: fide ceteros, Vulg. Esther 13, 3. – m. Dat., mortalibus, Sil. 15, 74. – Vgl. praecellens. – / Inf. Perf. praecelluisse, Oros. 7, 2, 6.
Latin > Chinese
praecello, is, lui, ere. n. act. 3. (ei.) :: 超。越。勝。— caeteros honoris ordine 其位先於衆。— genti illi 爲此國之王。