λαμπρότης, ητος, ἡ,
brilliancy, splendour, λ. καὶ τάξις τοῦ στρατεύματος [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 1.2.18 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a horse, [[ [prev. author] “Eq.” 11.9 ] Refs]; of arms, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 11.9.1, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 1.14.4. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 clearness, distinctness, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Philopoemen” 11. ] Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II metaphorically, brilliancy, splendour, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.101; ἡ παραυτίκα λ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.64, compare 7.69; ἀπὸ οἵας λαμπρότητος.. ἐς οἵαν.. τελευτὴν ἀφῖκτο [prev. author] 7.75, compare 6.31 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: plural, distinctions, τιμαὶ καὶ λ. [[ [prev. author] 4.62 ] Refs]; ἔν τινος λαμπρότητι in distinction for a thing, [[ [prev. author] 6.16; λ. τῶν πράξεων 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 16.66, compare 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 2.7.7. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.2 munificence, [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.158. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 brilliancy of style, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.25b] Refs 1st c.AD+]; λαμπρότητες τοῦ λόγου, Latin lumina orationis, [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vitae Sophistarum” 1.23.2. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.4 λ. ψυχῆς magnanimity, [[ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 32.8.1, 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 4.40. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]