praefulgeo
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-fulgĕo: si, 2, v. n.,
I to beam or shine forth, to shine greatly, to glitter before or in front of (rare before the Aug. per.).
I Lit.: nitor smaragdi collo praefulget tuo (sc. pavonis), Phaedr. 3, 18, 7: equus praefulgens unguibus aureis, Verg. A. 8, 553: equitatus phaleris praefulgens, Gell. 5, 5, 3.—
II Trop.: ne splendore praefulgeant, shine or glitter too much, Auct. Her. 3, 19, 32: militarium (rerum) praefulgent nomina, Vell. 1, 14, 1: praefulgebant Cassius atque Brutus, Tac. A. 3, 76: Poppaeus Sabinus consulari decore praefulgens, id. ib. 13, 45: enituit et praefulsit decori et honesti dignitas, Gell. 12, 5, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præfulgĕō,¹³ fulsī, ēre, intr., briller en avant : Virg. En. 8, 553 ; Gell. 5, 5, 3 || [fig.] briller en vedette, se faire remarquer : Tac. Ann. 3, 76 ; 13, 45 ; Gell. 12, 5, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
prae-fulgeo, fulsī, ēre, hervorleuchten, -schimmern, -blitzen, I) eig.: nitor zmaragdi prae-fulget collo tuo, Phaedr.: pellis praefulgens unguibus aureis, Verg. – II) bildl.: A) im allg.: militarium (rerum) et causae et auctores ex ipsarum praefulgent nomine, Vell.: consulari decore praefulgens, Tac.: praefulsit honesti dignitas, Gell. – B) prägn., zu stark hervorschimmern, splendore (Ggstz. occaecari tenebris), Cornif. rhet. 3, 32.
