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(adverb) : hac-tĕnus (a strengthened archaic form, hacĕtĕnus, acc. to Mar. Victor. p. 2457 P.—Separated
* Per tmesin, Verg. A. 5, 603; 6, 62; Ov. M. 5, 642), hic- tenus; lit., as far as to this side; hence, to indicate a limit, so far, thus far (cf. hucusque).
* In space.
* Lit. (very rare), to this place, thus far: hactenus summus inaurato crater erat asper acantho,Ov. M. 13, 700: hactenus dominum est illa secuta suum,id. Tr. 1, 10, 22; id. Am. 2, 11, 16; cf.: hactenus in occidentem Germaniam novimus,Tac. G. 35 init.: hac Trojana tenus fuerit fortuna secuta,Verg. A. 6, 62.—Far more freq. and class. (esp. freq. in Cic.)
* In time, to indicate a limit, up to this time, thus far, so long, till now, hitherto, no longer than this (poet. and post-Aug.): hactenus quietae utrimque stationes fuere: postquam, etc.,Liv. 7, 26, 6: hactenus pro libertate, mox de finibus pugnatum est,Flor. 1, 11, 5; Ov. M. 5, 250: hac celebrata tenus sancto certamina patri,Verg. A. 5, 603; 11, 823: dispecta est et Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems abdebat,Tac. Agr. 10; id. A. 13, 47.
* In extent.
* Absol., opp. to more, to this extent, so much, only so much, only (very rare, and not anteAug.): Burrum sciscitanti hactenus respondisse: ego me bene habeo,Tac. A. 14, 51; so ellipt.,Suet. Dom. 16.—Far more freq. and class.
* Relat., like eatenus, to this extent that, so much as, so far as, as far as; corresp. with quatenus, quoad, quod, si, ut (so most freq.), ne: hactenus non vertit (in rem), quatenus domino debet: quod excedit, vertit,Dig. 15, 3, 10, § 7: hactenus existimo nostram consolationem recte adhibitam esse, quoad certior ab homine amicissimo fieres iis de rebus, etc.,Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 3: patrem familiae hactenus ago, quod aliquam partem praediorum percurro,Plin. Ep. 9, 15, 3: meritoria officia sunt; hactenus utilia, si praeparant ingenium, non detinent,Sen. Ep. 88.—With ut: haec artem quidem et praecepta duntaxat hactenus requirunt, ut certis dicendi luminibus ornentur,Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 119; id. Div. 1, 8, 13; Hor. S. 1, 2, 123; Ov. H. 15, 156.—With ne: curandus autem hactenus, ne quid ad senatum, etc.,Cic. Att. 5, 4, 2; Quint. 6, 2, 3; Tac. A. 14, 7; cf.: (eum) interficere constituit, hactenus consultans, veneno an ferro vel qua alia vi,id. ib. 14, 3 init.
* Per tmesin, Verg. A. 5, 603; 6, 62; Ov. M. 5, 642), hic- tenus; lit., as far as to this side; hence, to indicate a limit, so far, thus far (cf. hucusque).
* In space.
* Lit. (very rare), to this place, thus far: hactenus summus inaurato crater erat asper acantho,Ov. M. 13, 700: hactenus dominum est illa secuta suum,id. Tr. 1, 10, 22; id. Am. 2, 11, 16; cf.: hactenus in occidentem Germaniam novimus,Tac. G. 35 init.: hac Trojana tenus fuerit fortuna secuta,Verg. A. 6, 62.—Far more freq. and class. (esp. freq. in Cic.)
* In time, to indicate a limit, up to this time, thus far, so long, till now, hitherto, no longer than this (poet. and post-Aug.): hactenus quietae utrimque stationes fuere: postquam, etc.,Liv. 7, 26, 6: hactenus pro libertate, mox de finibus pugnatum est,Flor. 1, 11, 5; Ov. M. 5, 250: hac celebrata tenus sancto certamina patri,Verg. A. 5, 603; 11, 823: dispecta est et Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems abdebat,Tac. Agr. 10; id. A. 13, 47.
* In extent.
* Absol., opp. to more, to this extent, so much, only so much, only (very rare, and not anteAug.): Burrum sciscitanti hactenus respondisse: ego me bene habeo,Tac. A. 14, 51; so ellipt.,Suet. Dom. 16.—Far more freq. and class.
* Relat., like eatenus, to this extent that, so much as, so far as, as far as; corresp. with quatenus, quoad, quod, si, ut (so most freq.), ne: hactenus non vertit (in rem), quatenus domino debet: quod excedit, vertit,Dig. 15, 3, 10, § 7: hactenus existimo nostram consolationem recte adhibitam esse, quoad certior ab homine amicissimo fieres iis de rebus, etc.,Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 3: patrem familiae hactenus ago, quod aliquam partem praediorum percurro,Plin. Ep. 9, 15, 3: meritoria officia sunt; hactenus utilia, si praeparant ingenium, non detinent,Sen. Ep. 88.—With ut: haec artem quidem et praecepta duntaxat hactenus requirunt, ut certis dicendi luminibus ornentur,Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 119; id. Div. 1, 8, 13; Hor. S. 1, 2, 123; Ov. H. 15, 156.—With ne: curandus autem hactenus, ne quid ad senatum, etc.,Cic. Att. 5, 4, 2; Quint. 6, 2, 3; Tac. A. 14, 7; cf.: (eum) interficere constituit, hactenus consultans, veneno an ferro vel qua alia vi,id. ib. 14, 3 init.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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