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1 quapropter
wherefore. -
2 quam ob rem
wherefore? why? for which reason. -
3 quare
wherefore, why, because of which thing. -
4 cūr
cūr or (older) quōr, adv. [quoi + rei]. I. Interrog., why? wherefore? for what reason? quor amat? T.: Me. Non possum. Ch. Quor non? T.: cur ego plebeios magistratūs... video? etc., L.: Obsequium ventris mihi perniciosius est cur? H. —Implying dissatisfaction: Sed quid ego? quor me excrucio? T.: Cur me querelis exanimas tuis? H.: Eheu me miserum, quor non aut istaec mihi Aetas et formast, etc., T.: cur ego tecum non sum?: quor simulas igitur? T.: cur enim, inquies, etc.—With potential subj., in excuse or deprecating censure: cur aliquos amitteret? etc., Cs.: ‘at propinquis placuit.’ Cur non placeret, cum, etc. —Implying a logical conclusion: animo si isto eras, cur non cecidisti, etc., N.— II. Relat., for what reason, wherefore, why, to what purpose, from what motive: duae causae sunt, cur tu debeas, etc.: causa nulla est, cur: Est vero cur quis nolit, etc.? is there any reason why? O.: quid est, cur tu sedeas?: ne cui sit vestrum mirum, cur, etc., T.: demiror, cur dicas, at your saying.—On account of which, by reason of which, wherefore, that: Quid obstat, quor non fiant, T.: Erat nihil cur properato opus esset: en cur arator factus sit: quid sibi (Caesar) vellet, cur veniret? etc., what did he want, that he should come for it? etc., Cs.: ne doleas, cur tibi iunior paeniteat, complaining that, etc., H.: superest, cur vivere sustineam, proles, for whose sake, O.* * *why, wherefore; for what reason/purpose?; on account of which?; because -
5 quam ob rem
quămobrem (or quăm ob rem), adv. [quam-ob-rem] (class.).I.Interrog., for what reason? on what account? wherefore? why? Am. Scelestissumum te arbitror. So. Nam quamobrem? Am. Quia, etc., Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 2:II.quem ad finem?... quamobrem? quam ob causam?
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 75; id. Fin. 1, 5, 15.— In indirect questions: cum quaereret quam ob rem Ariovistus non decertaret. Caes. B. G. 1, 50. —Rel., from which cause or reason, wherefore, why:2.hoc est homini, quamobrem vitam amet,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 11; id. Most. 2, 1, 66; id. Aul. 4, 10, 6:multae sunt causae, quamobrem cupio abducere,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 65; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 1:verum illud est, quamobrem haec commemorarim,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135: si res reperietur, quam [p. 1505] obrem videantur, id. Rosc. Am. 3, 8; id. Caecin. 33, 96.—At the beginning of a sentence, as a particle of transition, on which account, for which cause, wherefore:quamobrem quaeso a vobis, Asiatici testes,
Cic. Fl. 27, 65:quamobrem quoniam, etc.... utar eā clausulā, etc.,
id. Fam. 2, 4, 2; 10, 10, 1. -
6 quamobrem
quămobrem (or quăm ob rem), adv. [quam-ob-rem] (class.).I.Interrog., for what reason? on what account? wherefore? why? Am. Scelestissumum te arbitror. So. Nam quamobrem? Am. Quia, etc., Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 2:II.quem ad finem?... quamobrem? quam ob causam?
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 29, § 75; id. Fin. 1, 5, 15.— In indirect questions: cum quaereret quam ob rem Ariovistus non decertaret. Caes. B. G. 1, 50. —Rel., from which cause or reason, wherefore, why:2.hoc est homini, quamobrem vitam amet,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 11; id. Most. 2, 1, 66; id. Aul. 4, 10, 6:multae sunt causae, quamobrem cupio abducere,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 65; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 1:verum illud est, quamobrem haec commemorarim,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135: si res reperietur, quam [p. 1505] obrem videantur, id. Rosc. Am. 3, 8; id. Caecin. 33, 96.—At the beginning of a sentence, as a particle of transition, on which account, for which cause, wherefore:quamobrem quaeso a vobis, Asiatici testes,
Cic. Fl. 27, 65:quamobrem quoniam, etc.... utar eā clausulā, etc.,
id. Fam. 2, 4, 2; 10, 10, 1. -
7 quis
1.quis, quid (old nom. plur. QVES, S. C. Bacch.), pron. interrog. [Sanscr. kis, in nakis = nemo; Gr. tis], who? which? what? what man? (while qui, quae, quod, interrog. is used adject.; for exceptions, v. qui and infra.—Quis is properly used only of more than two; uter, which of two? v. infra).I.Masc. and fem. quis; lit.,A.As subst., in a direct question.1.Of males:2.unde es? cujus es?
whose are you? to whom do you belong? Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 44: Da. Quis homo est? Pa. Ego sum Pamphilus, who is there? Ter. And. 5, 6, 1:quis clarior in Graeciā Themistocle? quis potentior?
Cic. Lael. 12, 42; id. de Or. 3, 34, 137:quis Dionem doctrinis omnibus expolivit? non Plato?
id. ib. 3, 34, 139.—Quis, of females, as subst. and adj. (ante- and post-class.): et quis illaec est, quae? etc., Enn. ap. Non. 198, 3 (Trag. v. 133 Vahl.): quis tu es mulier, quae? etc., Pac. ap. Non. 197, 33; cf. Varr. L. L. 6, § 60 Müll.:B.quis ea est, quam? etc.,
who is she? Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 48:quis haec est?
id. Pers. 2, 2, 18:quis illaec est mulier, quae? etc.,
id. Ep. 4, 1, 6:sed haec quis mulier est?
id. Truc. 1, 1, 76: quis nostrarum fuit, Caecil. ap. Gell. 2, 23: quis haec est simia? Afran. ap. Charis. 1, p. 84.—As adj.1.Absol., what? i. e. what sort of a person or thing? quis videor? Cha. Miser aeque atque ego, in what state or condition do I seem? what do you think of me now? Ter. And. 4, 2, 19:2.quis ego sum? aut quae in me est facultas?
Cic. Lael. 5, 17. —With nouns.(α).With words denoting a person (class.):(β).quis eum senator appellavit,
Cic. Cat. 2, 6, 12:quis gracilis puer,
Hor. C. 1, 5, 1.—In gen. (in Cic. only before a vowel, for qui):II.quis color,
Verg. G. 2, 178:quisve locus,
Liv. 5, 40:quod caedis initium? quis finis?
Tac. A. 1, 48:quis esset tantus fructus?
Cic. Lael. 6, 22. —In neutr.A.Lit.1.In simple constr.:2.quid dicam de moribus facillimis,
Cic. Lael. 3, 11:quid est judicium corrumpere, si hoc non est?
what is bribing the court, if this be not? id. Verr. 1, 10, 28:quid ais? quid tibi nomen est?
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 208.—With gen. partit., what? i. e. what sort of? what kind of a? quid mulieris Uxorem habes? what sort of a woman have you for a wife? Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 21:3.quid illuc est hominum secundum litus?
what is that knot of people? Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 60:quid caelati argenti, quid stragulae vestis, quid pictarum tabularum... apud illum putatis esse?
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 133; cf.esp.: hoc enim, quis homo sit, ostendere est, non quid homo sit, dicere,
i. e. to point out an individual, not to define a class, Gell. 4, 1, 12.—Esp. in phrase quid dico? what do I say? in correcting or strengthening the speaker's own expression:B.Romae a. d. XIIII. Kal. volumus esse. Quid dico? Volumus? Immo vero cogimur,
Cic. Att. 4, 13, 1; id. Fam. 5, 15, 2; id. Mil. 28, 76; id. de Or. 2, 90, 365; id. Lig. 9, 26.—Transf.1.Quid? how? why? wherefore? quid? tu me hoc tibi mandasse existimas, ut? etc., Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1:2.quid hoc?
id. Tusc. 1, 11, 25:quid? eundem nonne destituisti?
id. Phil. 2, 38, 99:eloquere, quid venisti?
why? wherefore? Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 221:sed quid ego argumentor? quid plura disputo?
Cic. Mil. 16, 44. —In quid? wherefore? for what? Sen. Ben. 4, 13, 3. —3.Quid, with particles:III.quid, quod?
what shall be said to this, that? how is it that? and furthermore, moreover, Cic. Sen. 23, 83; id. Off. 3, 25, 94; id. Ac. 2, 29, 95 et saep.:quid ita?
why so? id. N. D. 1, 35, 99: quid ni, also in one word, quidni? why not? (in rhet. questions, while cur non expects an answer); always with subj., Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 34; Cic. de Or. 2, 67, 73; Sen. Tranq. 9, 3; id. Ira, 1, 6, 1; cf.separated: quid ego ni teneam?
Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 57; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 28;and pleonastically: quid ni non,
Sen. Ep. 52: quid si? how if? Caecin. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 4:quid si illud addimus,
Cic. Lael. 14, 50:quid tum?
what then? how then? id. Tusc. 2, 11, 26; Verg. A. 4, 543; id. E. 10, 38; Hor. S. 2, 3, 230:quid ergo, ironically,
Caes. B. G. 7, 77; Cic. Fam. 9, 15, 14:quid enim,
id. Fin. 2, 19, 62; Liv. 20, 9.—In indirect discourse:2.quis sim, ex eo quem ad te misi, cognosces,
Sall. C. 44, 5:rogitat quis vir esset,
Liv. 1, 7, 9:videbis, quid et quo modo,
Cic. Att. 11, 21, 1: quis quem, who... whom? who... the other? considera, quis quem fraudasse dicatur, who is said to have defrauded whom? id. Rosc. Com. 7, 21:quos autem numeros cum quibus misceri oporteat, nunc dicendum est,
what... with what? id. Or. 58, 196:notatum in sermone, quid quo modo caderet,
Quint. 1, 6, 16. — Quid with gen.:exponam vobis breviter, quid hominis sit,
what sort of a man he is, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134:sciturum, quid ejus sit,
what there is in it, how much of it may be true, id. Att. 16, 4, 3.— Rarely for uter, which of two, whether:incerti quae pars sequenda esset,
Liv. 21, 39, 6:proelia de occupando ponte crebra erant, nec qui potirentur, satis discerni poterat,
id. 7, 9, 7:ut dii legerent, qui nomen novae urbi daret,
id. 1, 6, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.; id. 1, 24, 3; 9, 45, 8; 10, 12, 5; cf.: validior per Germaniam exercitus, propior aput Pannoniam;quos igitur anteferret?
Tac. A. 1, 47.quis, quid, pron. indef.I.As subst.A.Alone, any one, any body, any thing; some one, somebody, something:B.aperite, heus! Simoni me adesse, quis nunciate,
Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 37:simplicior quis, et est, etc.,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 63:quantum quis damni professus erat,
Tac. A. 2, 26:quanto quis clarior,
id. H. 3, 58:injuriam cui facere,
Cic. Fin. 3, 21, 71.—In connection with si, ne, nisi, cum:II.si te in judicium quis adducat,
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35:ne cui falso assentiamur,
id. Fin. 3, 21, 72:si tecum agas quid,
id. Off. 1, 2, 4:si quid in te peccavi ignosce,
id. Att. 3, 15, 4:si quis quid de re publicā rumore acceperit,
Caes. B. G. 6, 20:si quo usui esse posset,
Liv. 40, 26, 8:ne quid nimis,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 34:nisi quid existimas, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 13, 73, 2:neve quis invitam cogeret esse suam,
Prop. 1, 3, 30:cum quid,
Col. 4, 25.—As adj.:3.jam quis forsitan hostis Haesura in nostro tela gerit latere,
Tib. 1, 10, 13.quīs, for quibus, v. quis and qui. -
8 quam ob rem
quam ob rem (less correctly quamobrem).— Interrog, for what reason? on what account? wherefore? why?: sors ducitur, quam ob rem?: quaesivit, quam ob rem venissent: cum quaereret quam ob rem Ariovistus non decertaret, Cs.— Relat., on account of which, wherefore, why: Multae sunt causae, quam ob rem cupio abducere, T.: verum illud est, quam ob rem haec commemorem. —Colloq., of a person: is, quam ob rem huc veneram, Rus abiit, for whose sake, T.—In transition, and for this reason, and therefore: quam ob rem quaeso a vobis, etc. -
9 quā-propter
quā-propter adv. —Interrog., for what, wherefore, why: parumper opperire hic: My. Quapropter? T.—Relat., wherefore, and on this account: quapropter hoc dicam, numquam, etc.—In tmesi: Qua me propter exanimatum eduxi, T. -
10 quā rē or quārē
quā rē or quārē adv., by what means? whereby? how?: Quid si nunc fortunatus fias? Ch. quā re? T.—By means of which, whereby, in order that: res novae, quā re luxuria reprimeretur, N.: permulta dici possunt, quā re intellegatur, etc.— From what cause? on what account? wherefore? why?: quā re negasti illud te fuisse laturum?: quā re Templa ruunt antiqua? H.—By reason of which, so that: accendis, quā re cupiam, etc., i. e. you inflame my desire, H.: quaeramus, quae tanta vitia fuerint in unico filio, quā re is patri displiceret.—And for that reason, wherefore, therefore: quā re sic tibi eum commendo, ut, etc.: quā re pro certo habetote, S. -
11 quō
quō adv. and conj. [dat. and abl. of 1 qui]. I. Locat. and abl. uses, of place, only with loci or (poet.) locorum, where, in what place, in what situation: se nescire quo loci esset: sectari, rosa quo locorum moretur, H.—Of time, at which time, on which day, when (sc. tempore or die): extrahere rem in id tempus, quo Baebius venire posset, L. —Fig., of degree of difference, with compp., by what, by as much as, in how great a degree, the: quo maius crimen sit id, hoc maiorem ab eo iniuriam fieri: diligenter attendite quo minus miremini, etc.: quae (tempus et spatium) quo plura sunt eo meliore mente, etc.: quo delictum maius est, eo poena est tardior.—Of cause, for the reason that, because, that, as if: neque eo nunc dies, quo quicquam senserim, T.: non quo libenter male audiam, sed quia, etc.: non eo dico, quo mihi veniat in dubium: est aditus magis eo, ut... habeant, quam quo... desiderent, Cs.: non quo ad rem pertineat.—Of result, by reason of which, wherefore, whereby, so that, and so: quo factum est, ut deterrerentur, etc., N.: multa dicta sunt, quo durior locus est dicendi datus: sed vim morbi in causā esse, quo serius perficeretur, L.—In the phrase, quo minus, so that... not, why... not: per me stetisse, Quo minus haec fierent nuptiae, T.: eisdem de causis, quo minus dimicare vellet, movebatur, Cs.: quo minus admirandum est: quibus stipendia causae essent, quo minus militarent, L.—Of purpose, by means of which, that thereby, in order that: simulant, quo absterreant, T.: Id adiuta me, quo id fiat facilius, T.: nos arma neque contra patriam cepisse, neque quo periculum aliis faceremus, S.: equites... pugnabant, quo se praeferrent, Cs.: quo paratior esse possim: quod quo facilius perspicere possitis: cautum erat, quo ne plus auri haberemus, L.—In the phrase, quo minus, that... not, in order that... not, to prevent: quicquam in his te nuptiis conari, quo fiant minus, to prevent them, T.: aliquid factum esse quo minus iste condemnari posset, to prevent the possibility of his conviction.—Of manner or degree, as, as much as (so. modo): Hermionam Pylades quo Pallada Phoebus amabat, O. II. Dat. uses, of place, to what place? whither? whereto?: quo potissimum infelix adcedam? S.: amandat hominem... quo? quo putatis?: quo evadat vide, T.: locus, quo exercitui aditus non erat, Cs.: vide quo progredior, how far: Quo, quo, scelesti, ruitis, H.— Whither, to what place, to the place to which, and to this point, as far as: in' hinc quo dignu's (sc. ire), go where you belong, T.: quo postea quam ventum est: proficiscar eo, quo me vocat populus: non longius, quam quo telum adici potest, as far as, Cs.: transferrent auspicia quo nefas esset (i. e. ad quos), L.: abire quo terrarum possent, L.—Indef., after si or ne, any whither, to any place, in any direction: si quo publice proficisceris: si quo erat longius prodeundum, Cs.: si quando Romam aliove quo mitterent legatos, L.: vide, sis, ne quo hinc abeas longius, T.—Fig., of end in view, to what end? for what purpose? of what use? wherefore? why?: quo hostem tam sceleratum reserves?: quo me igitur aut ad quae me exempla revocas? to what point: Quo mihi fortunam, si non conceditur uti? H.: quo animum intendat facile perspicio: Nescis, quo valeat nummus? what money is good for, H.—Of degree, to what degree, to what extent, how far: quae quo usque tandem patiemini? S.: ne hodie quidem scire, quo amentiae progressi sitis, L.* * *Iwhere, to what place; to what purpose; for which reason, thereforeIIwhither, in what place, where -
12 qua re
I.Interrog., by what means? how? Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 78.—B.Rel., by which means, whereby (rare but class.):II. A.multas res novas in edictum addidit, quare luxuria reprimeretur,
Nep. Cat. 2, 3:permulta sunt, quae dici possunt, quare intellegatur, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 94.—Interrog.:2.quare ausus?
Plaut. Mil. 5, 12:quare negasti illud te fuisse laturum?
Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 71:quā re enim primum ille adesse noluit?
id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44; 2, 3, 30, § 71; id. Att. 11, 15, 4; id. de Or. 1, 16, 71; Hor. S. 2, 2, 103; Auct. Her. 4, 18, 25; Curt. 7, 1, 36; Suet. Claud. 16; Sen. Q. N. 1, 1, 10; id. Ben. 3, 19, 1 et saep.—Indirect:B.quaeramus, quae tanta vitia fuerint in unico filio, quare is patri displiceret,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 41.—Transf., for joining on a consecutive clause, for which reason, wherefore, therefore:quare sic tibi eum commendo, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 13, 71:quare pro certo habetote,
Sall. C. 52, 17. -
13 quapropter
quă-propter (in tmesi:I.qua me propter adduxi,
Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 4), adv. [qui-propter], for what, wherefore, why.Interrog. (ante- and post-class.):B.quapropter id vos factum suspicamini?
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 52: Tra. Quāpropter? Theo. Quia, etc., id. ib. 3, 2, 140: parumper opperire me hic: My. Quapropter? Ter. And. 4, 2, 31.—Indirect:II.sed quid est quapropter nobis vos malum minitamini?
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 4, 25:credo te non nihil mirari, Quid sit, quapropter te huc foras puerum evocare jussi,
Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 6:interrogatus quapropter vellet, etc.,
Val. Max. 8, 13, ext. 2. —Transf., in passing to a new thought, wherefore, on which account (class.):quapropter hoc dicam, numquam, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 27, 78; Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 116; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44; Val. Max. 6, 4, 4 al. -
14 quare
I.Interrog., by what means? how? Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 78.—B.Rel., by which means, whereby (rare but class.):II. A.multas res novas in edictum addidit, quare luxuria reprimeretur,
Nep. Cat. 2, 3:permulta sunt, quae dici possunt, quare intellegatur, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 94.—Interrog.:2.quare ausus?
Plaut. Mil. 5, 12:quare negasti illud te fuisse laturum?
Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 71:quā re enim primum ille adesse noluit?
id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 44; 2, 3, 30, § 71; id. Att. 11, 15, 4; id. de Or. 1, 16, 71; Hor. S. 2, 2, 103; Auct. Her. 4, 18, 25; Curt. 7, 1, 36; Suet. Claud. 16; Sen. Q. N. 1, 1, 10; id. Ben. 3, 19, 1 et saep.—Indirect:B.quaeramus, quae tanta vitia fuerint in unico filio, quare is patri displiceret,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 41.—Transf., for joining on a consecutive clause, for which reason, wherefore, therefore:quare sic tibi eum commendo, ut, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 13, 71:quare pro certo habetote,
Sall. C. 52, 17. -
15 quo
quō, adv. [prop. dat. or abl. of qui].I.Where (rare but class.):B.respondit, se nescire, quo loci esset,
Cic. Att. 8, 10:quo loci illa nasceretur,
id. Div. 2, 66, 135:mitte sectari rosa quo locorum Sera moretur,
Hor. C. 1, 38, 3.—Trop.1.For which reason, wherefore, whence:2.miscella (uva) multo ante coquitur: quo prior legenda,
Varr. R. R. 1, 54:anseres voraces sunt naturā: quo temperandum iis,
id. ib. 3, 10, 5:quo aequior sum Pamphilo, Si, etc.,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 18; Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 25:quo magis hoc philosopho faciendum est,
id. Fin. 3, 2, 4; id. Lael. 23, 86:quo factum est, ut, etc.,
Nep. Milt. 7, 4; id. Them. 3, 4.—For the reason that, because:II.non edepol quo te impudicam crederem,
Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 32:quod scribis, non quo ipse audieris, sed te ipsum putare, me,
Cic. Att. 10, 1, 3:non quo libenter male audiam, sed quia, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 75, 305:non eo dico, quo mihi veniat in dubium,
id. Quint. 2, 5:neque eo nunc dico, quo quidquam illum senserim,
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 43:non pol, quo quemquam plus amem, Eo feci, sed,
id. Eun. 1, 2, 16.—To or in which place, whither, where ( rel. and interrog):B.dolia, quo vinaceos condat,
Cato, R. R. 10, 2:quo, quo, scelesti, ruitis?
Hor. Epod. 7, 1:locus, quo exercitui aditus non erat,
Caes. B. G. 2, 16:non longius hostes aberant, quam quo telum adici potest,
id. ib. 2, 21; Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 3.— Of persons, to whom:dabo parasitum inanem, quo recondas reliquias,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 79:quo illae nubent?
id. Aul. 3, 5, 13:quo lubeat, nubant,
id. ib.: hominem beatum, quo illae pervenibunt divitiae! Pompon. ap. Non. 508, 6:homo apud eos, quo se contulit, gratiosus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 38.—With gen.:quo gentium,
where in the world, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 33; id. Rud. 3, 5, 44:quo terrarum,
Liv. 39, 54, 8; cf.:ne hodie quidem scire videmini, quo amentiae progressi sitis,
how far, to what pitch, id. 28, 27.—Trop., to what end, for what purpose, wherefore, why:2.quid hoc homine facias? aut quo civem importunum, aut quo potius hostem tam sceleratum reserves?
Cic. Sest. 13, 29:quo tantam pecuniam?
id. Verr. 2, 2, 55, § 137:dixit profecto, quo vellet aurum,
id. Cael. 21, 53:nescis, quo valeat nummus? quem praebeat usum?
what money is good for, Hor. S. 1, 1, 73:quo mihi fortunam, si non conceditur uti?
id. Ep. 1, 5, 12; Cic. Fam 7, 23, 2; Ov. Am. 3, 4, 41.—Transf., to the end that, in order that, so that, that:III.quo deteriores anteponantur bonis,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 38; Ter. And. 3, 1, 14:id adjuta me, quo id flat facilius,
id. Eun. 1, 2, 70:quo mare finiat iram,
Ov. H. 18, 203:fraus mea quid petiit, nisi quo tibi jungerer uni?
id. ib. 20, 23:hi omnes Athenas se contulerunt, non quo sequerentur otium,
Nep. Pelop. 2, 1:quo ne, = ut ne: sed eo vidisti multum, quod praefinisti, quo ne pluris emerem,
Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 1:cautum erat, quo ne plus auri et argenti facti, quo ne plus signati argenti et aeris domi haberemus,
Liv. 34, 9.—Indef., with si, etc., to any place, anywhither:si quo tu me ire vis,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 5:si quando Romam aliove quo mitterent legatos,
Liv. 38, 30:si quo erat longius prodeundum,
Caes. B. G. 2, 48; Cic. Att. 8, 3, 7. -
16 ob
ob prep. with acc.—With verbs of motion, towards, to: cuius ob os Grai ora obvertebant sua, Poët. ap. C.: Turni se pestis ob ora Fert, V.— With verbs of rest, before, in front of, over against: non mihi mors ob oculos versabatur?: ignis ob os offusus.—On account of, for, because of, by reason of, for the sake of: pretium ob stultitiam fero, T.: tibi ob eam rem bene faxim, T.: ob rem nullam misit (me), for nothing, T.: ob merita carus, S.: ob aliquod emolumentum suum: ob rem iudicandam pecuniam accipere: meliores ob eam scientiam esse, for that knowledge: unius ob iram Prodimur, V.: Aut ob avaritiam aut miserā ambitione laborat, H.—In the phrase, quam ob rem (or quamobrem), on which account, wherefore, therefore, hence, accordingly: quam ob rem id primum videamus, quatenus, etc.—With neut. pron., on that account, therefore: ignaris hostibus et ob id quietis, L.: ob haec consuli nihil cunctandum visum, L.: ob ea consul senatum consulebat, S.—In consideration of, in return for, instead of: ager oppositus est pignori Decem ob minas, T.: pecuniam ob absolvendum accipere: tibi has Haudquaquam ob meritum poenas Suscitat, in proportion to, V.—In the phrase, ob rem, to the purpose, with advantage, profitably, usefully: An. non pudet Vanitatis? Do. minime, dum ob rem, T.: id frustra an ob rem faciam, S.* * *on account of, for the sake of, for; instead of; right before -
17 quia
quia conj, because: urbs, quae quia postrema coaedificata est, Neapolis nominatur: turpis est (pax), quia periculosa: non quia plus animi victis est, sed, etc., L.—Poet., after its verb: Urgentur... carent quia vate, H.—With subj. (giving a reason as existing in another mind): reprehendis me, quia defendam: Nil satis est, inquit, quia tantum, quantum habeas, sis, H.—With -ne, interrog., because? (old and poet.): quiane auxilio iuvat ante levatos? V.—With enim, because forsooth (old), T.—With nam (usu. written quianam), wherefore? (poet.): quianam sententia vobis Versa retro? V.* * * -
18 quid
quid adv. interrog. [ acc n. of quis], in what respect? what? how? to what extent?: Quid! quid venire in mentem possit? T.: Quid comedent! ebibent! How! T.: quid si illud addimus? how if?: quid ita? How so?: quid deinde? what then?: quid tum?: quid igitur?: quid postea? what next?: quid enim? what of it?: quid ergo? Cs.— In view of what? why? wherefore?: quid festinas? what's your hurry? T.: sed quid ego argumentor? quid plura disputo?: me quid pudeat?—With ni (in rhet. questions; often written quidni; always with subj. or ellipt.), why not?: Clinia haec fieri videbat? Me. quid ni? T.: quidni, inquit, meminerim?: quidni iste neget? -
19 quīn
quīn conj. [2 qui+-ne]. I. In a principal clause, interrog., why not? wherefore not? (only in exhortation or remonstrance; not in asking for information): quid stas, lapis? Quin accipis? T.: quin taces? T.: quin continetis vocem?: quin potius pacem aeternam Exercemus? V.: quin conscendimus equos? why not mount our horses? L.: Quin uno verbo dic, quid est, quod me velis, just say in one word! T.: quin tu hoc crimen obice ubi licet agere, i. e. you had better: quin illi congrederentur acie inclinandamque semel fortunae rem darent, L.—Corroborative, but, indeed, really, verily, of a truth, nay, in fact: credo; neque id iniuriā; quin Mihi molestum est, T.: nihil ea res animum militaris viri imminuit, quin contra plus spei nactus, L.: non potest dici satis quantum in illo sceleris fuerit, Quin sic attendite, iudices, etc, nay, rather, etc.—In a climax, with etiam or et, yea indeed, nay even: quin etiam necesse erit cupere et optare, ut, etc.: quin etiam voces iactare, V.: quin et Atridas Priamus fefellit, H.— II. In a dependent clause, so that... not, but that, but, without: ut nullo modo Introire possem, quin viderent me, T.: facere non possum, quin ad te mittam, I cannot forbear sending to you: nihil abest, quin sim miserrimus: repertus est nemo quin mori diceret satius esse: nihil praetermisi, quin enucleate ad te perscriberem: nulli ex itinere excedere licebat quin ab equitatu Caesaris exciperetur, without being cut off, Cs.: qui recusare potest, quin et socii sibi consulant? L.: non quin ipse dissentiam, sed quod, etc., not but that.—Esp., representing the nom. of a pron relat. with a negative, who... not, but: nulla fuit civitas quin partem senatūs Cordubam mitteret, Cs.: nulla (natura), quin suam vim retineat: quis templum adspexit, quin testis esset?: Nihil tam difficilest quin investigari possiet, T.: Messanam nemo venit, quin viserit.—After words expressing hesitation, doubt or uncertainty, but that, that: non dubitaturum, quin cederet: et vos non dubitatis, quin: hoc non dubium est, quin Chremes non det, etc., T.: cave dubites, quin: non esse dubium, quin... possent, no doubt that, Cs.: neque abest suspicio, quin, a suspicion that, Cs.* * *Iwhy not, in factIIso that not, without; that not; but that; that -
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