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λαμπρότης

lamprotes · ἡ

brilliancy, splendour

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 13 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

λαμπρότης · lamprotēs — LSJ

brilliancy, splendour

brilliancy, splendour, λ. καὶ τάξις τοῦ στρατεύματος X. An. 1.2.18; of a horse, Id. Eq. 11.9; of arms, Plb. 11.9.1, Arr. An. 1.14.4.

2 clearness, distinctness

clearness, distinctness, Plu. Phil. 11.

II brilliancy, splendour, distinctions, distinction

metaph., brilliancy, splendour, Hdt. 2.101; ἡ παραυτίκα λ. Th. 2.64, cf. 7.69; ἀπὸ οἵας λαμπρότητος . . ἐς οἵαν . . τελευτὴν ἀφῖκτο Id. 7.75, cf. 6.31: pl., distinctions, τιμαὶ καὶ λ. Id. 4.62; ἔν τινος λαμπρότητι in distinction for a thing, Id. 6.16; λ. τῶν πράξεων D.S. 16.66, cf. Arr. An. 2.7.7.

2 munificence

munificence, D. 21.158.

3 brilliancy

brilliancy of style, Plu. Aud.poet. 2.25b; λαμπρότητες τοῦ λόγου, Lat. lumina orationis, Philostr. VS 1.23.2.

4 magnanimity

λ. ψυχῆς magnanimity, Plb. 32.8.1, D.S. 4.40.

5 Serenity, Serene Highness

as a title, ἡ σὴ λ. your Serenity, Serene Highness, PGrenf. 1.59 (v/vi A. D.).

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