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λάμπω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Possibly from a nasalized variant of Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (to shine), but problematic due to said nasalization. Related to Scottish Gaelic loisg (to burn), Welsh llachar (glow), Hittite [script needed] (lapp-, to glow, flash), Latvian lāpa (torch, flame).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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λάμπω (lámpō)

  1. to shine, be bright, give light
    1. (transitive, primarily poetic or comedic) to illumine, cause to shine
      • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 4.7.7:
        φάσκων δὲ τὸν ἥλιον λίθον διάπυρον εἶναι καὶ τοῦτο ἠγνόει, ὅτι λίθος μὲν ἐν πυρὶ ὢν οὔτε λάμπει οὔτε πολὺν χρόνον ἀντέχει, ὁ δὲ ἥλιος πάντα τὸν χρόνον πάντων λαμπρότατος ὢν διαμένει.
        pháskōn dè tòn hḗlion líthon diápuron eînai kaì toûto ēgnóei, hóti líthos mèn en purì ṑn oúte lámpei oúte polùn khrónon antékhei, ho dè hḗlios pánta tòn khrónon pántōn lamprótatos ṑn diaménei.
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      • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Timoleon 3:
        τοσαύτη καὶ περὶ τὴν αἵρεσιν εὐθὺς ἔλαμψε τύχης εὐμένεια καὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις πράξεσιν ἐπηκολούθησε χάρις ἐπικοσμοῦσα τὴν ἀρετὴν τοῦ ἀνδρός.
        tosaútē kaì perì tḕn haíresin euthùs élampse túkhēs euméneia kaì taîs állais práxesin epēkoloúthēse kháris epikosmoûsa tḕn aretḕn toû andrós.
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  2. (sound) to be loud, clear
  3. (figurative) to be famous, conspicuous

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λάμπω (lámpo)
  • Ecclesiastical Latin: lampō

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “λάμπω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 829-30

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek λάμπω.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlam.bo/
  • Hyphenation: λά‧μπω
  • Hyphenation: λάμ‧πω

Verb

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λάμπω (lámpo) (past έλαμψα, passive —)

  1. to shine

Conjugation

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