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λαμπρ-ύνω

lampruno

make bright

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λαμπρ-ύνω · lampr-ynō — LSJ

make bright, brilliant, deck with bright, makes, clear, polished their, to be polished, bright, is lightened, to become manifest, notorious

make bright or brilliant, τὸν ἵππον X. Eq. 10.1, cf. App.Anth. 3.158; μὴ χρώμασιν (ὄμμασιν codd. Stob.) τὸ σῶμα λ. deck with bright colours, Antiph. 264; λαμπρύνει τὴν φωνήν (of garlic) makes the voice clear, Dsc. Eup. 1.87:—Med., ἐλαμπρύνοντο τὰς ἀσπίδας polished their shields, X. HG 7.5.20:—Pass., of a shield, to be polished or bright, Id. Lac. 11.3; also εὕδουσα φρὴν ὄμμασιν λαμπρύνεται is lightened with eyes, A. Eu. 104; λελάμπρυνται κόρας S. Fr. 710; also, to become manifest or notorious, ἐ

II make oneself splendid, pride oneself on, distinguish oneself in, by

Med., make oneself splendid, pride oneself on a thing, ὄχοις καὶ στολῇ -ύνεται ib. 966; γένει Onos. 1.22; distinguish oneself in or by . . , ὅσα . . χορηγίαις ἢ ἄλλῳ τῳ -ύνομαι Th. 6.16; μειρακίων -υνομένων ἐν ἅρμασιν Ar. Eq. 556; λ. ἐν οἷς οὐ δεῖ Arist. EN 1122a33, etc.; περὶ τὰς εὐωχίας Str. 14.1.20; πολλὰ καὶ μεγάλα λαμπρυνάμενος πρὸς τὸ θεῖον Plu. Nic. 26; τὰ ἄλλα ἐλαμπρύνατο Id. Alex. 70; ἐπί τινι Philostr. VA 2.43; πολλὰ περὶ τῶν Μηδικῶν ἔργων Plu. Herod. 2.870d.

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