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Μισῶ γε μέντοι χὤταν ἐν κακοῖσί τις ἁλοὺς ἔπειτα τοῦτο καλλύνειν θέλῃ → I hate it when someone is caught in the midst of their evil deeds and tries to gloss over them

Sophocles, Antigone, 495-496

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

num-quid: (nunqu-),
I adv. interrog.
I In a direct interrogation, where there is no corresponding term in English: numquid meministi? do you remember? Ter. And. 5, 4, 40: numquid, Gnatho, tu dubitas, quin ego perierim? id. Eun. 5, 8, 13: numquid Pomponius istis Audiret leviora, pater si viveret? Hor. S. 1, 4, 52; 1, 4, 136; 1, 2, 69: numquid ergo illuc accedo? Quint. 6, 3, 79; cf. igitur, id. 7, 1, 55; 7, 1, 48.— Esp. in taking leave: num quid aliud? or num quid vis? have you any thing further to say? do you want me longer? Eun. Quid? Me num quid vis? Meg. Vale, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 53; 2, 2, 85; id. Curc. 4, 2, 39; id. Truc. 4, 4, 30: numquid aliut, id. Most. 2, 1, 57.—
II Rarely in an indirect interrog., whether: scire sane velim, numquid necesse sit, comitiis esse Romae, Cic. Att. 12, 8: si dubitare coeperit, numquid testatus decesserit, vel numquid vivat, Dig. 38, 15, 2.