quamdiu

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

quam-dĭu: less freq. quandĭu (mostly as two words, sometimes separated:
I quam voluit diu, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7), adv.
I Interrog., how long ago? how long? quamdiu id factum est? Plaut. Capt. 5, 3, 3: quandiu apud vos ero, Vulg. Marc. 9, 18.—
II Rel.
   1    Of time, as long as, until, during (class.): quamdiu potuit, tacuit, Caes. B. G. 1, 17: disces, quamdiu voles, Cic. Off. 1, 1, 2; Col. 12, 52, 13.—
   (b)    Until (very rare): jubebat, ut semper id comesset, quamdiu tamen melius invenisset, Lampr. Elag. 29, 7.— Comp.: quamdiutius, Not. Tir. p. 35.—Sup.: ‡ quamdiutissime, Not. Tir. p. 35.—
   2    Of inference, inasmuch as, in that (late Lat.): quandiu fecistis uni ex his fratribus, Vulg. Matt. 25, 40.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

quamdĭū¹¹ (quandĭū),
1 interr., depuis combien de temps ? Pl. Capt. 980 ; pendant combien de temps ? Cic. Cat. 1, 1
2 relat., aussi longtemps que : Cæs. G. 1, 17, 6 ; Cic. Off. 1, 2 ; [avec tmèse] quam voluit diu Cic. Q. 1, 1, 21, aussi longtemps qu’il a voulu.