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οὐ βούλομαι δυσχερὲς εἰπεῖν οὐδὲν ἀρχόμενος τοῦ λόγου, οὗτος δ' ἐκ περιουσίας μου κατηγορεῖ → for me—but I wish to say nothing untoward at the beginning of my speechwhereas he prosecutes me from a position of advantage | but for me—I do not wish to say anything harsh at the beginning of the speech, but he prosecutes me from a position of strength

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|lshtext=<b>numquam</b>: or [[nunquam]] ([[both]] in [[good]] [[use]]; the [[former]] prevails [[before]] the Augustan [[age]]), adv. ne-[[umquam]],<br /><b>I</b> at no [[time]], [[never]]: [[numquam]] [[edepol]] med [[istoc]] vinces, Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 13: [[quod]] ([[principium]]) si [[numquam]] oritur, ne occidit [[quidem]] [[umquam]], Cic. Rep. 6, 25, 27; id. Att. 14, 13, 6: videre mihi videor tantam dimicationem, quanta [[numquam]] fuit, id. ib. 7, 1, 2: illum [[numquam]], dum haec [[natio]] viveret [[sine]] curā futurum, id. Sest. 63, 132: [[numquam]] [[ante]] hoc [[tempus]], Caes. B. G. 1, 44: [[numquam]] [[donec]], Liv. 34, 23.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Followed by a [[negative]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By a [[clause]] [[with]] [[quin]], ut non, to [[denote]] [[that]] [[which]] [[always]] occurs: [[numquam]] fui [[usquam]], [[quin]] me omnes amarent plurimum, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 62: [[numquam]] epistulam tuam [[accipio]], ut non [[protinus]] una [[simus]], Sen. Ep. 40, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With a [[negative]] in the [[same]] [[clause]], affirmatively: [[numquam]] non ineptum, [[always]], Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 112; id. Fam. 12, 18, 1; Sen. Ep. 11, 4; cf.: probi [[mores]] [[numquam]] non plurimum profuerint, Quint. 7, 2, 33: [[numquam]] [[nisi]] honorificentissime Pompeium appellat, [[never]] [[otherwise]] [[than]], [[always]], Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 10.—*<br /><b>II</b> For non, not, by no [[means]]: qui [[hodie]] [[numquam]] ad vesperam vivam! Plaut. As. 3, 3, 40: [[numquam]] omnes [[hodie]] moriemur inulti, Verg. A. 2, 670: [[numquam]] [[hodie]] effugies, by no [[means]], id. E. 3, 49; cf. Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 270; id. Mil. 4, 4, 56; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 44: [[nihil]] in mentem? [[numquam]] quidquam ( = [[prorsus]] [[nihil]]), Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 12; cf. Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 8.
|lshtext=<b>numquam</b>: or [[nunquam]] ([[both]] in [[good]] [[use]]; the [[former]] prevails [[before]] the Augustan [[age]]), adv. ne-[[umquam]],<br /><b>I</b> at no [[time]], [[never]]: [[numquam]] [[edepol]] med [[istoc]] vinces, Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 13: [[quod]] ([[principium]]) si [[numquam]] oritur, ne occidit [[quidem]] [[umquam]], Cic. Rep. 6, 25, 27; id. Att. 14, 13, 6: videre mihi videor tantam dimicationem, quanta [[numquam]] fuit, id. ib. 7, 1, 2: illum [[numquam]], dum haec [[natio]] viveret [[sine]] curā futurum, id. Sest. 63, 132: [[numquam]] [[ante]] hoc [[tempus]], Caes. B. G. 1, 44: [[numquam]] [[donec]], Liv. 34, 23.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Followed by a [[negative]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By a [[clause]] [[with]] [[quin]], ut non, to [[denote]] [[that]] [[which]] [[always]] occurs: [[numquam]] fui [[usquam]], [[quin]] me omnes amarent plurimum, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 62: [[numquam]] epistulam tuam [[accipio]], ut non [[protinus]] una [[simus]], Sen. Ep. 40, 1.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With a [[negative]] in the [[same]] [[clause]], affirmatively: [[numquam]] non ineptum, [[always]], Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 112; id. Fam. 12, 18, 1; Sen. Ep. 11, 4; cf.: probi [[mores]] [[numquam]] non plurimum profuerint, Quint. 7, 2, 33: [[numquam]] [[nisi]] honorificentissime Pompeium appellat, [[never]] [[otherwise]] [[than]], [[always]], Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 10.—*<br /><b>II</b> For non, not, by no [[means]]: qui [[hodie]] [[numquam]] ad vesperam vivam! Plaut. As. 3, 3, 40: [[numquam]] omnes [[hodie]] moriemur inulti, Verg. A. 2, 670: [[numquam]] [[hodie]] effugies, by no [[means]], id. E. 3, 49; cf. Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 270; id. Mil. 4, 4, 56; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 44: [[nihil]] in mentem? [[numquam]] quidquam ( = [[prorsus]] [[nihil]]), Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 12; cf. Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 8.
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|gf=<b>numquam</b>⁶ <b>([[nunquam]])</b>, adv.,<br /><b>1</b> jamais : Cic. Sest. 132, etc. || [[numquam]] [[non]], toujours : Cic. de Or. 1, 112, etc. ; [[non]] [[numquam]], quelquefois, v. ce mot<br /><b>2</b> pas du tout : Pl. Amph. 426, etc. ; Virg. B. 3, 49 ; En. 2, 670.
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

numquam: or nunquam (both in good use; the former prevails before the Augustan age), adv. ne-umquam,
I at no time, never: numquam edepol med istoc vinces, Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 13: quod (principium) si numquam oritur, ne occidit quidem umquam, Cic. Rep. 6, 25, 27; id. Att. 14, 13, 6: videre mihi videor tantam dimicationem, quanta numquam fuit, id. ib. 7, 1, 2: illum numquam, dum haec natio viveret sine curā futurum, id. Sest. 63, 132: numquam ante hoc tempus, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: numquam donec, Liv. 34, 23.—
   B Followed by a negative.
   1    By a clause with quin, ut non, to denote that which always occurs: numquam fui usquam, quin me omnes amarent plurimum, Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 62: numquam epistulam tuam accipio, ut non protinus una simus, Sen. Ep. 40, 1.—
   2    With a negative in the same clause, affirmatively: numquam non ineptum, always, Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 112; id. Fam. 12, 18, 1; Sen. Ep. 11, 4; cf.: probi mores numquam non plurimum profuerint, Quint. 7, 2, 33: numquam nisi honorificentissime Pompeium appellat, never otherwise than, always, Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 10.—*
II For non, not, by no means: qui hodie numquam ad vesperam vivam! Plaut. As. 3, 3, 40: numquam omnes hodie moriemur inulti, Verg. A. 2, 670: numquam hodie effugies, by no means, id. E. 3, 49; cf. Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 270; id. Mil. 4, 4, 56; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 44: nihil in mentem? numquam quidquam ( = prorsus nihil), Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 12; cf. Plaut. Capt. 1, 1, 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

numquam(nunquam), adv.,
1 jamais : Cic. Sest. 132, etc.