quamprimum
From LSJ
λύχνον μεθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἅψας περιῄει λέγων “ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ” → He lit a lamp in broad daylight and said, as he went about, “I am looking for a human”
Latin > English
quamprimum ADV :: to the highest degree possible
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
quam -prīmum: (or quam prī-mum),
I forthwith, as soon as possible (class.): hominem istum quam primum absolvitote, Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 18: huic mandat, ut ad se quamprimum revertatur, Caes. B. G. 4, 21; Cic. Fam. 2, 6, 1: invisam quaerens quam primum abrumpere lucem, Verg. A. 4, 631.—With posse: ut quamprimum possis, redeas, Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 88: sed recipe te, quam primum potes, id. Pers. 1, 1, 52.
Latin > German (Georges)
quam-prīmum, ehestens, so bald wie möglich, Caes., Cic. u.a. – mit posse: ut, quam primum possis, redeas, Plaut.
