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ἐπιλάμπω

ἐπιλάμπω, to shine after

ἐπι-λάμπω,
  • shine after or thereupon, ἠέλιος δʼ ἐπέλαμψε thereupon the sun shone forth, Il. 17.650; of the moon, h.Merc. 141, Plu. Fac.lun. 2.944d, etc.; ὥς σφι ἡμέρη ἐπέλαμψε Hdt. 8.14, cf. 3.135; ἡμέρης ἐπιλαμψάσης when day had fully come, Id. 7.13; also ἔαρος ἐπιλάμψαντος Id. 8.130.
      • 2 shine upon (a place), abs., Hp. Aër. 6, X. Cyn. 8.1: c. dat., φλόγες ἐ. ἄκροις τοῖς κέρασι Plu. Fab. 6; ὁ ἥλιος ἐπέλαμπε τῷ ἔργῳ Id. Arat. 22, cf. Theo Sm. p.121 H.: metaph., οὔριος . . ἐπίλαμψον ἐμῷ ἔρωτι, Κύπρι AP 5.16 (Gaet.); τοῖς ἀπελπίζουσιν ἐ. bring them new light; OGI 194.20 (Egypt, i B.C.), cf. ib. 669.7 (ibid., i A.D.).
    • II trans., make to shine, μόχθοι νεότατʼ ἐπέλαμψαν μυρίοι (so L.Dind. for μυρίοις) Pi. Fr. 172 (dub. l.); τὸ ἀγαθὸν πᾶσιν ἐ. τοῖς νοητοῖς ἀλήθειαν Plot. 4.7.10:—Pass., shine upon, λόφῳ -ελάμπετο πήληξ A.R. 2.920.
      • 2 illumine, κολώνας ib. 164.

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