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praecursus

From LSJ

Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praecursus: a, um, Part., from praecurro.
praecursus: ūs, m. praecurro,
I a forerunning, coming before, anticipation (post - Aug.): Etesiarum, Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 104: praecursu quodam gloriosae passionis, Ambros. in Luc. 5, 109.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) præcursus, a, um, part, præcurro.
(2) præcursŭs, abl. ū, m., action de devancer : Plin. 16, 104.

Latin > German (Georges)

praecursus, ūs, m. (praecurro), das Vorherlaufen, Vorherkommen, praecursu etesiarum, ehe die Etesien wehen, vor den Etesien, Plin. 16, 104: praecursu quodam gloriosae passionis, Ambros. in Luc. 5. § 109: terrorem meum mittam in praecursum tuum, zu deinem Vortrab, Vulg. exod. 23, 27.