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  • 1 quianam

    why?

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  • 2 quiane

    why?

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  • 3 quid ita

    why so?

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  • 4 Cur etiam hic es

    • Why are you still here?

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  • 5 cur

    why, wherefore.

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  • 6 quin etiam

    why even, in fact, moreover.

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  • 7 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

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  • 8 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:

    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.—
    2.
    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.:

    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.—
    B.
    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:

    quis ego sum? aut quae in me est facultas?

    Cic. Lael. 5, 17. —
    2.
    With nouns.
    (α).
    With words denoting a person (class.):

    quis eum senator appellavit,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 6, 12:

    quis gracilis puer,

    Hor. C. 1, 5, 1.—
    (β).
    In gen. (in Cic. only before a vowel, for qui):

    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. —
    II.
    In neutr.
    A.
    Lit.
    1.
    In simple constr.:

    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.—
    2.
    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:

    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.—
    3.
    Esp. in phrase quid dico? what do I say? in correcting or strengthening the speaker's own expression:

    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.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    Quid? how? why? wherefore? quid? tu me hoc tibi mandasse existimas, ut? etc., Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1:

    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. —
    2.
    In quid? wherefore? for what? Sen. Ben. 4, 13, 3. —
    3.
    Quid, with particles:

    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.—
    III.
    In indirect discourse:

    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.
    2.
    quis, quid, pron. indef.
    I.
    As subst.
    A.
    Alone, any one, any body, any thing; some one, somebody, something:

    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.—
    B.
    In connection with si, ne, nisi, cum:

    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.—
    II.
    As adj.:

    jam quis forsitan hostis Haesura in nostro tela gerit latere,

    Tib. 1, 10, 13.
    3.
    quīs, for quibus, v. quis and qui.

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  • 9 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.
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    I
    why not, in fact
    II
    so that not, without; that not; but that; that

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  • 10 ergo

    ergō (rarely with short o in Ov. and the post-Aug. poets, Ov. H. 5, 59 Lennep.; id. Tr. 1, 1, 87; Luc. 9, 256; Val. Fl. 2, 407; Claud. Ep. 4, 17), adv. [for e-regō, from ex and root rag-, to extend upward; cf. Gr. oregô, L. rego, Germ. ragen; v. erga, and Corss. Ausspr. 1, 448 sqq.], proceeding from or out of.
    I.
    With gen. (placed after it, like causa and gratia), in consequence of, on account of, because of (ante-class, but not in Plaut. or Ter.):

    quojus rei ergo,

    Cato R. R. 141, 2:

    hujus rei ergo,

    id. ib. § 3; 4; ib. 139; Tab. Publica ap. Liv. 40, 52 fin.; 41, 28 fin.: dono militari virtutis ergo donari, S. C. ap. Liv. 25, 7; so, virtutis ergo, Lex ap. Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19; Sisenn. ap. Non. 107, 16: ejus victoriae ergo, Inscr. ap. Nep. Paus. 1, 3: funeris ergo, Lex ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23 fin.; 25 fin.:

    ejus legis ergo,

    Cic. Att. 3, 23, 2; Quadrig. ap. Gell. 3, 8, 8:

    formidinis ergo,

    Lucr. 5, 1246:

    illius ergo,

    Verg. A. 6, 670.
    II.
    Absol. (for cujus rei ergo), consequently, accordingly, therefore, then (class.): unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem: ergo postque magisque viri nunc gloria claret, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 4; Lucil. ap. Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 9; Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 74:

    Polemoni et jam ante Aristoteli ea prima visa sunt, quae paulo ante dixi. Ergo nata est sententia veterum Academicorum, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 11, 34:

    Albano non plus animi erat quam fidei, nec manere ergo, nec transire aperte ausus, etc.,

    Liv. 1, 27; Verg. E. 5, 58 et saep.—The reason or cause sometimes follows with quia, quod:

    ergo istoc magis, quia vaniloquus, vapulabis,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 222; cf. id. Mil. 4, 6, 18.—Ante- and postclass. pleonast.:

    ergo igitur,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 27; and:

    igitur ergo,

    App. M. 1, p. 104 al. —So in Ter. and Liv.:

    itaque ergo,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 25; Liv. 1, 25, 2 Drak.; 3, 31, 5 Gron.; 9, 31 fin.; 39, 25.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    In a logical conclusion, consequently, therefore:

    negat haec filiam me suam esse: non ergo haec mater mea est,

    Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 20; Varr. L. L. 8, § 47; 48; 49;

    59 sq. al.: nullum dicere causae esse genus amentia est, etc.... Relinquitur ergo, ut omnia tria genera sint causarum,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 9 fin.:

    quis est enim, in quo sit cupiditas, quin recte cupidus dici possit? Ergo et avarus erit, sed finite,

    id. Fin. 2, 9, 27; 5, 9, 24:

    quis tam esset ferreus qui eam vitam ferre posset, etc.? Verum ergo illud est, quod a Tarentino Archyta dici solitum,

    id. Lael. 23, 88 et saep.;

    corresponding to igitur,

    id. ib. 14 fin. and 15 init.; so consecutively, igitur... ergo... ergo... igitur... id. N. D. 2, 21, 56 sq.—So with si, cum, quia, etc.:

    ergo ego nisi peperissem, Roma non oppugnaretur,

    Liv. 2, 40, 8; Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 34; id. Capt. 2, 3, 63; id. Aul. 4, 10, 25. —So esp. in Cicero, like an (v. an I. D.), in interrogative argumentation, a minore ad majus, or ex aequo, so, so then:

    ergo haec veteranus miles facere poterit, doctus vir sapiensque non poterit?

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39; so with the future, id. ib. § 41; 1, 14, 31; 3, 15, 31; id. Off. 1, 31, 114; id. Fin. 2, 33 fin.:

    ergo illi intelligunt, quid Epicurus dicat, ego non intelligo?

    id. ib. 2, 4, 13; cf. id. Arch. 9:

    ergo Ennio licuit vetera contemnenti dicere, etc.... mihi de antiquis eodem modo non licebit?

    id. Or. 51, 171; cf. id. Arch. 8, 9 fin. —
    2.
    In interrogations.
    a.
    When an explanation is asked, do you say? do you mean? then: S. Quo agis? P. Quo tu?... S. Quo ergo, scelus? Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 23: Ipsus es? Ch. Ipsus Charmides sum. S. Ergo ipsusne es? id. Trin. 4, 2, 145; id. Ep. 1, 1, 19; Hor. S. 2, 3, 156.—
    b.
    When a consequence is inquired for, Engl. then: Ps. lstuc ego jam satis scio. Si. Cur ergo, quod scis, me rogas? Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 10:

    ergo in iis adolescentibus bonam spem esse dicemus, quos? etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117:

    dedemus ergo Hannibalem? dicet aliquis,

    Liv. 21, 10 fin. et saep.:

    num ergo is excaecat nos aut orbat sensibus, si? etc.,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74; so,

    num ergo,

    Quint. 10, 1, 5; cf. id. 6, 3, 79:

    quid stamus? quin ergo imus?

    why not then? Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 21; so,

    quin ergo,

    id. As. 1, 1, 15; 2, 2, 113; id. Merc. 5, 2, 88; id. Mil. 4, 2, 93.— Esp. freq., quid ergo? like the Gr. ti ouW, why then? but why? quid ergo hanc dubitas colloqui? Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 17; cf. Cic. Fin. 4, 14; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 55; Tib. 3, 6, 51:

    quid ergo? hujusne vitae propositio Thyesten levare poterit?

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 18; id. Off. 3, 20, 81; 3, 15, 61; 3, 18, 73; id. Rosc. Am. 1, 2; id. Caecin. 20; id. Mur. 23, 47 et saep.; Caes. B. G. 7, 77, 10 et saep.—
    3.
    With imperatives and words used imperatively, then, now, accordingly:

    dato ergo istum symbolum illi,

    Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 57:

    vide ergo, hanc conclusionem probaturusne sis,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 96:

    desinite ergo,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 19 fin.:

    sequere ergo,

    Plaut. As. 2, 4, 83; id. Rud. 1, 2, 94; id. Stich. 5, 2, 20; cf.:

    amplectere ergo,

    id. Curc. 1, 3, 16:

    tace ergo,

    id. Aul. 3, 2, 14; id. Ep. 2, 2, 57:

    dic ergo,

    id. Pers. 2, 2, 57: ausculta ergo, id. ib. 4, 6, 19; id. Cas. 2, 4, 18 et saep.:

    quin tu ergo i modo,

    come now, begone! id. Merc. 5, 2, 114; cf.:

    quin tu ergo omitte genua,

    id. Rud. 3, 2, 14:

    agedum ergo,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 15.—So with the subj.:

    age eamus ergo, intro ergo abeant,

    Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 17; id. Mil. 1, 1, 78:

    abeamus ergo intro,

    id. ib. 3, 3, 69:

    ergo des minam,

    id. ib. 5, 27; Cic. Fin. 5, 8 fin.; id. Brut. 43.—And with the future:

    ergo, si sapis, mussitabis,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 66.—
    4.
    Like igitur, in resuming an interrupted train of thought, as I was saying; I say, then; well then:

    tres viae sunt ad Mutinam, quo festinat animus, ut, etc.... Tres ergo ut dixi viae,

    Cic. Phil. 12, 9, 22; cf. id. Part. 13, 46; id. de Or. 1, 57; id. Top. 19, 73; id. Tusc. 1, 2, 4.—So (like igitur and inquam) after parenthetical sentences, Cic. Tusc. 1, 7, 14; id. Fin. 2, 34, 113; id. Fam. 15, 10, 1.—Less freq. for inquam in a mere repetition:

    mihi tuus pater, Pater hujus ergo, hospes Antidamas fuit,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 91; or in beginning a subject with reference to the expectation of the auditors (cf. Gr. ara), then, now:

    accipite ergo animis,

    Verg. A. 10, 109; id. Cir. 29. See Hand Turs. II. pp. 440-467.

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  • 11 nī

       nī adv. and conj.    [2 NA-].    I. Adv, not.—Only in the phrase, quid ni? (often quidni? always with subj. or ellipt.), why not? of course: Ch. hem, Clinia haec fieri videbat? Me. quid ni? T.: quid ni iste neget?—    II. Conj., in clauses of prohibition or negative purpose, not, that not: monent... ni teneant cursūs, V.—As a conditional negative, if not, unless, but that, but: mirum ni domist, T.: moriar ni puto, etc.: Ni frustra augurium vani docuere parentes, V.: ni fallor (parenthet.), O.: quid ploras, pater? Mirum ni cantem; condemnatus sum, strange I don't sing, Nov. ap. C.: ni festinem, were I not in haste, V.: nec Boi detrectassent pugnam, ni fama... animos fregisset, L. —Esp., in covenants, stipulations, and threats: cum is sponsionem fecisset ni vir bonus esset, gave bonds to prove his good character: tum illud quod dicitur sive, nive, inrident, i. e. the forms of pleading.
    * * *
    I
    if... not; unless

    quid ni? -- why not?

    II
    if... not; unless

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  • 12 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.

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  • 13 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?

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  • 14 quid nam or quidnam

        quid nam or quidnam adv.    interrog, why, pray? why in the world? (old): quid nam Pamphi lum exanimatum video? T.

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  • 15 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.
    * * *
    I
    where, to what place; to what purpose; for which reason, therefore
    II
    whither, in what place, where

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  • 16 sum

        sum (2d pers. es, or old ēs; old subj praes. siem, siēs, siet, sient, for sim, etc., T.; fuat for sit, T., V., L.; imperf. often forem, forēs, foret, forent, for essem, etc.; fut. escunt for erunt, C.), fuī (fūvimus for fuimus, Enn. ap. C.), futūrus ( inf fut. fore or futūrum esse, C.), esse    [ES-; FEV-]. —    I. As a predicate, asserting existence, to be, exist, live: ut id aut esse dicamus aut non esse: flumen est Arar, quod, etc., Cs.: homo nequissimus omnium qui sunt, qui fuerunt: arbitrari, me nusquam aut nullum fore: fuimus Troes, fuit Ilium, V.—Of place, to be, be present, be found, stay, live: cum non liceret Romae quemquam esse: cum essemus in castris: deinceps in lege est, ut, etc.: erat nemo, quicum essem libentius quam tecum: sub uno tecto esse, L.—Of circumstances or condition, to be, be found, be situated, be placed: Sive erit in Tyriis, Tyrios laudabis amictūs, i. e. is attired, O.: in servitute: in magno nomine et gloriā: in vitio: Hic in noxiāst, T.: in pace, L.: (statua) est et fuit totā Graeciā summo honore: ego sum spe bonā: rem illam suo periculo esse, at his own risk: omnem reliquam spem in impetu esse equitum, L.—In 3 d pers., followed by a pron rel., there is (that) which, there are (persons) who, there are (things) which, some.—With indic. (the subject conceived as definite): est quod me transire oportet, there is a (certain) reason why I must, etc., T.: sunt item quae appellantur alces, there are creatures also, which, etc., Cs.: sunt qui putant posse te non decedere, some think: Sunt quibus in satirā videor nimis acer, H.—With subj. (so usu. in prose, and always with a subject conceived as indefinite): sunt, qui putent esse mortem... sunt qui censeant, etc.: est isdem de rebus quod dici possit subtilius: sunt qui Crustis et pomis viduas venentur avaras, H.—With dat, to belong, pertain, be possessed, be ascribed: fingeret fallacias, Unde esset adulescenti amicae quod daret, by which the youth might have something to give, T.: est igitur homini cum deo similitudo, man has some resemblance: Privatus illis census erat brevis, H.: Troia et huic loco nomen est, L.—Ellipt.: Nec rubor est emisse palam (sc. ei), nor is she ashamed, O.: Neque testimoni dictio est (sc. servo), has no right to be a witness, T.—With cum and abl of person, to have to do with, be connected with: tecum nihil rei nobis est, we have nothing to do with you, T.: si mihi tecum minus esset, quam est cum tuis omnibus.—With ab and abl of person, to be of, be the servant of, follow, adhere to, favor, side with: Ab Andriā est ancilla haec, T.: sed vide ne hoc, Scaevola, totum sit a me, makes for me.— With pro, to be in favor of, make for: (iudicia) partim nihil contra Habitum valere, partim etiam pro hoc esse.—With ex, to consist of, be made up of: (creticus) qui est ex longā et brevi et longā: duo extremi chorei sunt, id est, e singulis longis et brevibus.— To be real, be true, be a fact, be the case, be so: sunt ista, Laeli: est ut dicis, inquam: verum esto: esto, granted, V.—Esp. in phrases, est ut, it is the case that, is true that, is possible that, there is reason for: sin est, ut velis Manere illam apud te, T.: est, ut id maxime deceat: futurum esse ut omnes pellerentur, Cs.: magis est ut ipse moleste ferat errasse se, quam ut reformidet, etc., i. e. he has more reason for being troubled... than for dreading, etc.: ille erat ut odisset defensorem, etc., he certainly did hate.—In eo esse ut, etc., to be in a condition to, be possible that, be about to, be on the point of ( impers. or with indef subj.): cum iam in eo esset, ut in muros evaderet miles, when the soldiers were on the point of scaling, L.: cum res non in eo essent ut, etc., L.—Est ubi, there is a time when, sometimes: est, ubi id isto modo valeat.—Est quod, there is reason to, is occasion to: etsi magis est, quod gratuler tibi, quam quod te rogem, I have more reason to: est quod referam ad consilium: sin, etc., L.: non est quod multa loquamur, H.—Est cur, there is reason why: quid erat cur Milo optaret, etc., what cause had Milo for wishing? etc.—With inf, it is possible, is allowed, is permitted, one may: Est quādam prodire tenus, si non datur ultra, H.: scire est liberum Ingenium atque animum, T.: neque est te fallere quicquam, V.: quae verbo obiecta, verbo negare sit, L.: est videre argentea vasa, Ta.: fuerit mihi eguisse aliquando tuae amicitiae, S.—Of events, to be, happen, occur, befall, take place: illa (solis defectio) quae fuit regnante Romulo: Amabo, quid tibi est? T.: quid, si... futurum nobis est? L.— To come, fall, reach, be brought, have arrived: ex eo tempore res esse in vadimonium coepit: quae ne in potestatem quidem populi R. esset, L.—    II. As a copula, to be: et praeclara res est et sumus otiosi: non sum ita hebes, ut istud dicam: Nos numerus sumus, a mere number, H.: sic, inquit, est: est ut dicis: frustra id inceptum Volscis fuit, L.: cum in convivio comiter et iucunde fuisses: quod in maritimis facillime sum, am very glad to be.—With gen part., to be of, belong to: qui eiusdem civitatis fuit, N.: qui Romanae partis erant, L.: ut aut amicorum aut inimicorum Campani simus, L.— With gen possess., to belong to, pertain to, be of, be the part of, be peculiar to, be characteristic of, be the duty of: audiant eos, quorum summa est auctoritas apud, etc., who possess: ea ut civitatis Rhodiorum essent, L.: Aemilius, cuius tum fasces erant, L.: plebs novarum rerum atque Hannibalis tota esse, were devoted to, L.: negavit moris esse Graecorum, ut, etc.—With pron possess.: est tuum, Cato, videre quid agatur: fuit meum quidem iam pridem rem p. lugere.—With gerundive: quae res evertendae rei p. solerent esse, which were the usual causes of ruin to the state: qui utilia ferrent, quaeque aequandae libertatis essent, L.— With gen. or abl. of quality, to be of, be possessed of, be characterized by, belong to, have, exercise: nimium me timidum, nullius consili fuisse confiteor: Sulla gentis patriciae nobilis fuit, S.: civitas magnae auctoritatis, Cs.: refer, Cuius fortunae (sit), H.: nec magni certaminis ea dimicatio fuit, L.: bellum variā victoriā fuit, S.: tenuissimā valetudine esse, Cs.: qui capite et superciliis semper est rasis.—With gen. or abl. of price or value, to be of, be valued at, stand at, be appreciated, cost: videtur esse quantivis preti, T.: ager nunc multo pluris est, quam tunc fuit: magni erunt mihi tuae litterae: sextante sal et Romae et per totam Italiam erat, was worth, L.—With dat predic., to express definition or purpose, to serve for, be taken as, be regarded as, be felt to be: vitam hanc rusticam tu probro et crimini putas esse oportere, ought to be regarded as: eo natus sum ut Iugurthae scelerum ostentui essem, S.: ipsa res ad levandam annonam impedimento fuerat, L.—With second dat of pers.: quo magis quae agis curae sunt mihi, T.: illud Cassianum, ‘cui bono fuerit,’ the inquiry of Cassius, ‘ for whose benefit was it ’: haec tam parva civitas praedae tibi et quaestui fuit.— To be sufficient for, be equal to, be fit: sciant patribus aeque curae fuisse, ne, etc., L.: ut divites conferrent, qui oneri ferendo essent, such as were able to bear the burden, L.: cum solvendo aere (old dat. for aeri) alieno res p. non esset, L.—With ellips. of aeri: tu nec solvendo eras, wast unable to pay.—With ad, to be of use for, serve for: res quae sunt ad incendia, Cs.: valvae, quae olim ad ornandum templum erant maxime.—With de, to be of, treat concerning, relate to: liber, qui est de animo.—In the phrase, id est, or hoc est, in explanations, that is, that is to say, I mean: sed domum redeamus, id est ad nostros revertamur: vos autem, hoc est populus R., etc., S.
    * * *
    highest, the top of; greatest; last; the end of

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  • 17 quamobrem

    for which reason, on which account, why
    wherefore? why? for which reason.

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  • 18 alacer

    ălăcer, cris, e, adj. (also in masc. alacris, Enn., v. below; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 13, and Verg. A. 5, 380; cf. Charis. p. 63 P.—In more ancient times, alacer comm.; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 685, and 2. acer) [perh. akin to alere = to nourish, and olēre = to grow; cf. Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 17; Auct. ad Her. 2, 19, 29], lively, brisk, quick, eager, active; glad, happy, cheerful (opp. languidus; cf. Doed. Syn. 3, 247, and 4, 450.—In the class. per., esp. in Cicero, with the access. idea of joyous activity).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Of men: ignotus juvenum coetus, alternā vice Inibat alacris, Bacchio insultans modo, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.:

    quid tu es tristis? quidve es alacris?

    why are you so disturbed? or why so excited? Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 13 ( = incitatus, commotus, Ruhnk.):

    videbant Catilinam alacrem atque laetum,

    active and joyous, Cic. Mur. 24, 49:

    valentes imbecillum, alacres perterritum superare,

    id. Cael. 28:

    Aman laetus et alacer,

    Vulg. Esth. 5, 9:

    alacres animo sumus,

    are eager in mind, Cic. Fam. 5, 12 fin. Manut.; Verg. A. 6, 685 al.—With ad: alacriores ad reliquum perficiendum, Auct. ad Her. 2, 31:

    ad maleficia,

    id. ib. 2, 30:

    ad bella suscipienda alacer et promptus animus,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19; so Sall. C. 21, 5:

    ad rem gerendam,

    Nep. Paus. 2, 6.—With super:

    alacri corde super omnibus,

    Vulg. 3 Reg. 8, 66.—In Sall. once for nimble, active: cum alacribus saltu, cum velocibus cursu certabat, Fragm. 62, p. 248 Gerl.—
    B.
    Of animals:

    equus,

    Cic. Div. 33, 73: bestiae, Auct. ad Her. 2, 19. —
    II.
    Transf., poet., of concrete and abstract things:

    alacris voluptas,

    a lively pleasure, Verg. E. 5, 58; so, alacres enses, quick, ready to cut, Claud. Eutr. 2, 280:

    involant (in pugnam) impetu alacri,

    with a spirited, vigorous onset, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 90. — Sup. not used; cf. Charis. 88 P.; Rudd. I. p. 177, n. 48.— Adv.: ălăcrĭter, briskly, eagerly, Amm. 14, 2.— Comp., Just. 1, 6, 10.

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  • 19 moror

    1.
    mŏror, ātus, 1, v. dep. n. and a. [mora].
    I.
    Neutr., to delay, tarry, stay, wait, remain, linger, loiter (syn.: cesso, cunctor, haesito; class.); eamus ergo ad cenam: quid stas? Thr. Ubi vis:

    non moror,

    i. e. I have no objection, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 6:

    Lucceius narravit, Brutum valde morari, non tergiversantem, sed exspectantem, si qui forte casus, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 16, 5, 3:

    quid moror?

    Hor. C. 2, 17, 6:

    quid multis moror?

    why do I linger long? why make a long story of it? Ter. And. 1, 1, 87:

    ne multis morer,

    to be brief, in short, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 46, § 104:

    paulum morandum in his intervallis,

    Quint. 11, 3, 39:

    quod adhuc Brundisii moratus es,

    have tarried, remained, Cic. Fam. 15, 17, 2:

    in provinciā,

    id. Att. 7, 1, 5:

    haud multa moratus,

    i. e. without delaying long, Verg. A. 3, 610:

    nec plura moratus,

    without tarrying any longer, id. ib. 5, 381:

    rosa quo locorum Sera moretur,

    may linger, may be, Hor. C. 1, 38, 3:

    Corycia semper qui puppe moraris,

    Juv. 14, 267.—With cum:

    ubi, et cum quibus moreris,

    stay, reside, Sen. Ep. 32, 1.—With quin:

    nec morati sunt quin decurrerent ad castra,

    Liv. 40, 31, 8.—In the part. perf. subst.:

    ad sexcentos moratorum in citeriore ripā cepit,

    Liv. 21, 47, 3; 21, 48, 6; cf.:

    ad duo milia aut moratorum aut palantium per agros interfecta,

    id. 24, 41, 4; v. Drakenb. ad h. 1.—
    II.
    Act., to delay, retard, detain, cause to wait, hinder:

    ne affinem morer, Quin, etc.,

    delay, Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 5:

    argentum non morabor quin feras,

    id. As. 2, 2, 88:

    morari ac sustinere impetum hostium,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 26:

    conanti dexteram manum,

    id. ib. 5, 44, 8:

    eum,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 20, 28:

    iter,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 40:

    naves,

    Plin. 9, 25, 41, § 80:

    morari ab itinere proposito hostem,

    Liv. 23, 28, 9:

    morantur pauci Ridiculum et fugientem ex urbe pudorem,

    Juv. 11, 54.—
    2.
    To fix the attention of, to delight, amuse, entertain: morata recte Fabula Valdius oblectat, populum meliusque moratur, Quam, etc., delays, i. e. entertains, Hor. A. P. 321:

    carmina, quae possint oculos auresque morari Caesaris,

    arrest, id. Ep. 1, 13, 17:

    tardior stilus cogitationem moratur,

    Quint. 1, 1, 28: profecto non plus biduum aut— Ph. Aut? nihil moror, I will wait no longer, will bear no delay, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 104:

    egomet convivas moror,

    keep them waiting, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 120.—
    B.
    In partic.: nihil morari aliquem, not to detain a person, to let him go, to dismiss. Thus the consul said when he dismissed the Senate:

    Nihil amplius vos moramur,

    I will detain you no longer, you are dismissed, Capitol. M. Aurel. 10. This is the customary formula for abandoning an accusation and dismissing an accused person:

    C. Sempronium nihil moror,

    i. e. I withdraw my accusation against, Liv. 4, 42, 8:

    cum se nihil morari magistrum equitum pronuntiasset,

    id. 8, 35, 8:

    negavit, se Gracchum morari,

    id. 43, 16, 16.—Hence,
    2.
    Trop.: nihil morari (with acc., an object-clause, or quo minus), to let a thing go, i. e. not to value or regard, to care nothing about it, to have nothing to say against it, etc.:

    nam vina nihil moror illius orae,

    care nothing for it, am not fond of it, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 16:

    officium,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 264:

    nec dona moror,

    Verg. A. 5, 400:

    nil ego istos moror faeceos mores,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 18 Brix ad loc.—With object-clauses:

    alieno uti nihil moror,

    I do not want to, Plaut. Capt. prol. 16: nihil moror, eos salvos esse, et ire quo jubetis, am not opposed to it, have nothing to say against it, Ant. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 17, 35:

    nil moror eum tibi esse amicum,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 56.— With quominus:

    nihil ego quidem moror, quominus decemviratu abeam,

    I do not hesitate to, I will immediately, Liv. 3, 54, 4. —Hence, * mŏrātē, adv., lingeringly, slowly:

    moratius,

    Sen. Q. N. 6, 14, 3.
    ► 1.
    Act. collat. form mŏro, āre: quid moras? Naev. ap. Diom. p. 395 P.: morares Enn. ib.: moraret, Pac. ib. (cf. Enn. p. 154, v. 11 Vahl.; Trag. Rel. p. 82 Rib.; Com. Rel. p. 16 ib.).—
    2.
    Pass. impers.: ita diu, ut plus biennium in his tricis moretur, be spent, lost, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 2.
    2.
    mōror, 1, v. dep. n. [môros], to be foolish, be a fool (post-Aug.), in the lusus verbb.:

    morari eum (Claudium) inter homines desiisse, productā primā syllabā, jocabatur,

    Suet. Ner. 33.

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  • 20 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:

    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. —
    II.
    Rel., from which cause or reason, wherefore, why:

    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.—
    2.
    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.

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