praecursor

praecursor, ōris, m. [praecurro], one who runs before.

• I A forerunner, precursor, of a servant, Plin. Pan. 76 fin.; one who precedes on the same path, Lact. 6, 7, 3.— Esp., the forerunner of Christ, John the Baptist, Aug. Tract. in Johan. 4, 6; 4, 8.—
• II Trop.: flos praecursor indolis bonae, Nazar. Pan. Const. 3 med.—
• III In milit. lang., an advanced guard, vanguard, Liv. 26, 17 fin.—
• • B Transf., a scout, spy (cf.: emissarius, speculator), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 108.

praecursor, ōris, m. (praecurro), der Vorläufer, I) eig.: A) als milit. t. t., praecursores, der Vortrab, die Vorhut, Liv. 26, 17, 16. – B) der Vorläufer, Läufer, als Diener eines röm. Großen, Plin. pan. 76, 7. – II) übtr., der Vorläufer, A) als Kundschafter, alqm in omni calumnia praecursorem habere et emissarium, Cic. Verr. 5, 108. – B) als Vorgänger auf einer Bahn, praec. eius viae, Lact. 6, 7, 3. – v. lebl. Subjj., flos praec. indolis bonae, Nazar. pan. Const. 3, 4. – C) der Vorläufer = Vorgänger Christi, v. Johannes dem Täufer, praeco et praecursor Christi, Augustin. serm. 287, 1: altissimi, Augustin. tract. in Ioann. 4. § 6 u. 8: praecursor et praeparator viae domini, Augustin. serm. 351, 2 extr.

praecursor [CL in sense 1] 1 one who runs ahead: a (mil.) one who fights in the van, member of advance guard. b (in apposition as quasi-adj., ~or eques) mounted scout; c (~or exercitus) advance force, forward army. a magis festine super ruentibus ~oribus nocuit, his vij occisis qui eum comprehendere precucurrerant G. Herw. f. 329; contempnens ‥ virtutem fortium, qui bellorum discriminibus pro conservandis regni juribus ultro se ~ores exposuerunt Flor. Hist. III 188.  b premissis per regem ‥ cum certis ~oribus [v. l. ~oris] equitibus ad explorandam patriam G. Hen. V 3 p. 22; premisit ‥ rex ~ores equites ad temptandum transitum [sc. fluminis] Ib. 11 p. 70.  c qua de causa ‥ valde animis accensis, ‥ acrius contra ~orem exercitum consurgunt G. Herw. f. 326. 2 one who precedes another, forerunner, precursor; b (in mil. context); c (w. ref. to John the Baptist, as precursor of Christ). Normannorum marchio parabat suam profectionem, nescius infortunii quod preoccupaverat suum ~orem [sc. Tosticum] Ord. Vit. III 12 p. 125; hic dicitur ‘Licie classis ductor’ quia est corporee voluptatis ~or Bern. Comm. Aen. 82; veniet magnus, ~or majoris, qui preparatas antea vias armatis egregie viribus ampliabit Gir. EH I 16; dicunt enim quod religiosi pauperes sunt ~ores Antichristi Peckham Paup. 63.  b predones invadebant predas pagensium ‥ prestolantes ducem R., qui statuerat ~ores suos ‥ sequi cum multis legionibus militum Ord. Vit. VIII 2 p. 270.  c sanctus Johannes ~or Theod. Laterc. 9; sic fulsit felix virgo Baptista Johannes / nuntius et Domini dictus praecursor in aevum Aldh. VirgV 415; redemptoris nostri ~or testimonium de ipso perhibens Bede Hom. I 2. 26; Deus qui conspicis quia nos undique mala nostra constristant per ~orem gaudii corda nostra laetifica Rit. Durh. 56; quem praecursorem Dominus sibi jure fidelem / praeconemque simul Judex in carne futurus / elegit veniens altissimus atque prophetam Wulf. Brev. 346; reduc etiam ante oculos mentis tue zonam pelliceam ~oris Domini, et cilicium de pilis cameli (Lit.) M. Rievaulx 63 p. 176; vel tunc declinare fecit eum, cum eum fecit ~orem suum S. Langton Ruth 121; unde ~or Domini ipsemet preibit ad dandam scienciam salutis plebi ejus S. Gaunt Serm. 214.

præcursŏr, (15) ōris, m. , ¶ 1 celui qui court devant, qui précède : Plin. Min. Pan. 76, 7 ¶ 2 éclaireur : Liv. 26, 17, 16 || [fig.] fourrier, émissaire, agent : Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 108 || le Précurseur (saint Jean-Baptiste) : Aug. Ep. Joann. 4, 6 ; 4, 8.

praecursor , oris. m.
前呼者。先驅者。 Praecursores 前鋒。

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praecursor ōris, m

• prae+1 CEL-, a forerunner, advanced guard, vanguard, L.—A scout, spy.