statim

stătim (a scanned long, Avien. Arat. 397; Alcim. 2, 180), adv. [sto].

I.

Firmly, steadily, steadfastly, unyieldingly (so only ante-class.):

nemo recedit loco, quin statim rem gerat,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 84; so, qui rem cum Achivis gesserunt statim, Enn. ap. Non. 393, 14 (Trag. v. 39 Vahl.); cf.:

statim stant signa,

Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 120: vectigalia legerunt vestra et servantur statim, steadily, regularly, Att. ap. Charis. p. 195 P. (statute et ordinate, Charis.); cf.:

ex his praediis talenta argenti bina capiebat statim,

Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 7: delaborat cum statim puer, constantly, Afran. ap. Non. 393, 16. —

II.

Like our on the spot, i. q. forthwith, straightway, at once, immediately, instantly (the predom. signif. of the word;

syn.: continuo, confestim, extemplo),

Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 40:

Publicola lege illā perlatā statim secures de fascibus demi jussit,

Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55:

de se ter sortibus consultum dicebat, utrum igni statim necaretur, an in aliud tempus reservaretur,

Caes. B. G. 1, 53 fin.:

statim dimittere,

Cic. Or. 59, 200:

qui discedere animum censent, alii statim dissipari, alii diu permanere,

id. Tusc. 1, 9, 18:

ut statim alienatio disjunctioque facienda sit,

id. Lael. 21, 76:

postremos in agmine temptare ac statim in collis regredi,

Sall. J. 55, 8:

principio anni statim res turbulentae,

Liv. 3, 22, 2; cf. id. 4, 53, 9:

statim ac sine morā,

Flor. 2, 2; Tac. A. 6, 3; Suet. Calig. 1.—

(β).

With ut, simul ac, atque, quam, or cum, immediately after, as soon as, etc.:

litteras scripsi horā decimā, statim, ut tuas legeram,

Cic. Att. 2, 12, 3:

statim, ut dici (res) coepta est,

id. de Or. 2, 77, 313:

ut heri me salutavit, statim Romam profectus est,

id. Att. 12, 18, 1; id. Fam. 2, 13, 2:

dicebat, statim se iturum, simul ac ludorum apparatum iis tradidisset,

id. Att. 15, 12, 1:

proconsul ubique proconsularia insignia habet statim atque Urbem egressus est,

Dig. 1, 16, 1:

proconsules, statim quam Urbem egressi fuerint, habent jurisdictionem,

ib. 1, 16, 2:

semen statim cum spargitur, obruendum est,

Pall. Apr. 3, 3.—

(γ).

With abl. absol.:

hoc sum aggressus statim Catone absoluto,

Cic. Or. 10, 35:

hostium navibus captis statim ex classe copias suas eduxit,

Nep. Cim. 2, 3.—

(δ).

With ab and abl.:

statim a primā luce,

Col. 11, 1, 17:

a primā statim maturitate,

Plin. 18, 7, 18, § 80:

rami paene statim ab radice modici,

id. 16, 10, 18, § 41.—

(ε).

With post:

exercitationes campestres statim post civilia bella omisit,

Suet. Aug. 83:

statim post putationem,

Pall. Febr. 15 fin. —

* B.

Rarely for recenter, modo, recently, newly, just:

ventriculus vervecis statim occisi,

Pall. 1, 35, 13.