quorsus
ἀνιαρῶς τε φέρει τὴν τελευτὴν, καίτοι γε τὸν πρόσθεν χρόνον διαχλευάζων τοὺς μορμολυττομένους τὸν θάνατον, καὶ πρᾴως ἐπιτωθάζων → he bears death with grief, although in a former time he criticized, and mildly derided, those that were fearing death
Latin > English
quorsus ADV :: whither, in what direction; to what place/action/point/end; with what view?
Latin > German (Georges)
quōrsus u. quōrsum, Adv. (= quo versus u. versum), I) wohin, nescio, hercle, neque unde eam neque quorsum eam, Ter. eun. 305: quaerit, quorsus potissimum in praedam superne sese ruat, Apul. flor. 2. p. 2, 18 Kr. – II) übtr.: a) wohin, eri lenitas verebar quorsum evaderet, wohin es endlich damit kommen möchte, Ter.: quorsum recĭdat responsum, wie die Antwort ausfalle und laute, Cic.: quorsum haec pertinent? u. bl. quorsus haec? wohin zielt dies? Cic.: quorsus haec quaestio pertinet? Sen. – b) wozu, d.i. in welcher Absicht, zu welchem Zwecke, quorsus haec? Cic.: quorsum est opus? Hor.: quorsum igitur haec disputo? Cic.: quorsum igitur haec tam multa de Maximo, Cic.: tune es qui nuper concastigabas, quorsum Graece scriberem? M. Caes. bei Fronto ep. Graec. 6. p. 252, 9 N. – / Altlat. quossum, Plaut. Pseud. 217 Fl. (Goetz quo se).
