quippe

quippe, adv. and conj. [quī-pe], a particle of corroboration, similar to nempe (from nam-pe), surely, certainly, to be sure, by all means, indeed, in fact.

- - 1 Recte igitur diceres te restituisse? Quippe: quid enim facilius est quam probari iis, qui? etc., Cic. Caecin. 19, 55: leve nomen habet utraque res: quippe; leve enim est hoc totum, risum movere, id. de Or. 2, 54, 219: a te quidem apte (dictum est); quippe; habes enim a rhetoribus, etc., id. Fin. 4, 3, 7.—Ironically, certainly, indeed, forsooth: quippe, vetor fatis, I, forsooth, am forbidden by the fates! Verg. A. 1, 39: movet me quippe lumen curiae, Cic. Mil. 12, 33.—
  - 2 Introducing an explanation, for, for in fact: quippe benignus erat, Hor. S. 1, 2, 4: quippe color nivis est, Ov. M. 2, 852; 14, 91; 11, 495: quippe homo jam grandior Se continebat ruri, Ter. Phorm. 362: quidam contra miseriti, periturae quippe, Phaedr. 3, 2, 5.—So parenthet.: non illi contempsere, quippe toties fusi fugatique ... se et vos novere, Liv. 3, 67; Curt. 3, 4, 8 sq.—
  - 3 Hence, introducing a fact given as a reason or cause, = nam, enim, for, because, inasmuch as (not in Cic. or Caes.): quippe si hercle rescivere inimici consilium tuom, etc., Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 9 (604); Ter. Heaut. 389: intellego aequos bonosque mihi favere, quippe beneficia mea rei publicae procedunt, Sall. J. 85, 5: duo exercitus periculi magis praesentis quam curae expertes, quippe imperium agebatur in tam paucorum virtute positum, Liv. 1, 25, 2; cf. Sall. C. 19; Liv. 5, 24; 6, 6.—
  - 4 In connection with the causal particles, enim, etenim, quia, etc., for indeed, since in fact, inasmuch as, Lucr. 6, 617: quippe etenim, id. 1, 104: insanabilis non est credendus, quippe quoniam in multis sponte desiit, Plin. 26, 10, 64, § 100: quippe quando mihi nihil credis, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 106 (886).—Esp. freq.: quippe cum, Cic. Att. 10, 3, 1; cf.: neque Cimoni fuit turpe, sororem habere in matrimonio, quippe cum cives ejus eodem uterentur instituto, Nep. praef. § 4; Liv. 26, 39, 9: quippe ubi dimidiae partis pars semper habebit Dimidiam partem, Lucr. 1, 617; 990.—Also absol., Verg. A. 1, 661. —
  - 5 In connection with the relative pronouns, qui, quae, quod, prop., as one in fact who, which, or that, i.e. since or inasmuch as I, thou, he, it, etc.
  - - - α With indic.: dicat, argenti minas se habere quinquaginta: quippe ego qui nudiustertius meis manibus dinumeravi, since or seeing that I paid, Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 30 (366): tametsi pro imperio vobis quod dictum foret, Scibat facturos; quippe qui intellexerat, Vereri vos se et metuere, since he knew that you revered, etc., id. Am. prol. 22: aperite januam hanc Orci: nam equidem haud aliter esse duco: quippe quo nemo advenit, nisi quem spes reliquere omnes, since no one comes here, id. Bacch. 3, 1, 2 (369); Ter. Heaut. 538: multa de meā sententiā questus est Caesar, quippe quod etiam Ravennae Crassum ante vidisset, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 9: plurimum terroris Romam celeritas hostium tulit, quippe quibus aegre ad undecimum lapidem occursum est, and in fact they met them, Liv. 5, 37. —
      - β With subj. (class.): convivia cum patre non inibat: quippe qui ne in oppidum quidem, nisi perraro, veniret, Cic. Rosc. Am. 18, 52: nihil attinet eam ex lege considerare, quippe quae in lege scripta non sit, id. Inv. 2, 45, 131: cum a tyranno crudeliter violatus esset, quippe quem venundari jussisset: tamen, Nep. Dion, 2, 3.—
  - 6 In connection with etiam and et, since indeed, for even (poet.): quippe etiam festis quaedam exercere diebus, Fas et jura sinunt, Verg. G. 1, 268: quippe et Collinas ad fossam moverit herbas, Stantia currenti diluerentur aquā, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 11.—
  - 7 With ut, so that (post-class.), Just. 4, 3, 2.

quippe, Coni. (aus quī-pe od. quid-pe), freilich, allerdings, jawohl, ja überhaupt, auch bl. ja, I) im allg.: ergo ad cenam petitionis causā si quis vocat, condemnetur. Quippe! inquit, Cic. Mur. 74: auch so, daß ein Satz mit enim folgt, a te quidem apte et rotunde (dicta sunt): quippe; habes enim a rhetoribus, Cic. de fin. 4, 7. – verb. mit anderen Partikeln, qu. etenim, Lucr.: qu. quia, Ter.: qu. quoniam, Plin.: qu. quod, Cic.: qu. si, Cic.: qu. quando, Plaut.: qu. ubi, Lucr. – ebenso verb. qu. etiam, qu. et, ja auch, Verg. u. Prop. – qu. ut, da ja, Iustin. – bes. oft quippe cum, s. Cic. de off. 2, 34; ad Att. 10, 3. litt. a. § 1. Liv. 26, 39, 9. Nep. praef. § 4. – u.m. qui, quae, quod, teils m. Indicat., Plaut., Sall. u.a. (vgl. Kritz Sall. Cat. 48, 2), teils (b. Cic. immer) m. Coniunctiv, Cic., Nep. u.a. – II) insbes., ironisch, sol Democrito magnus videtur, quippe (freilich auch) homini erudito, Cic. de fin. 1, 20. – in der ironischen Bejahung, quippe, inquiet, freilich! Cic. de fin. 5, 84.

quippe [CL] 1 (to introduce sentence that explains previous assertion) for; b (postpositive). quod nequaquam in praedicto loco adseri potest; ~e absolutus pes est ‘omnia’ ut in bucolicis Aldh. Met. 10 p. 89. b meliora sunt vulnera diligentis quam oscula odientis. levius ~e ferenda est livida devoti vibex amici quam adulatio fallax inimici Aldh. VirgP 58 p. 318; nam passiva plurimorum generalitas nequaquam jure lacerari debet ‥ multum ~e genus et species ‥ abinvicem differunt Ib. p. 319; non tamen fructum sed corruptionem metere dicuntur, quia non bonis fruuntur aeternis, fructus ~e a fruendo dicitur, sed pro corruptione in qua vixerant poenas luent sempiternas Bede Ep. Cath. 31; notandum ‥ quod sicut bonitas hominis bonis omnibus est ad laetitiae incrementum, sic daemonibus et malis omnibus est ad detrimentum. daemonum ~e sanctorum consummatio erit interminabilis luctus et aeterna damnatio Alex. Cant. Dicta 4 p. 126. 2 (causal) because. cum monachi miraculorum frequentia defessi essent et mediis noctibus eventu alicujus prodigii sese inopes ~e sompni tricarent, non latuit torpor eorum sancti oculum W. Malm. GP II 75; Hamelinus ‥ altero oculorum suorum nihil videbat ~e lumen obduxerat W. Cant. Mir. Thom. VI 45; Arbogastes ‥ se occidit. ~e in ipso congressu bellorum omnia tela conversa sint in hostes impulsu ventorum R. Niger Chr. I 45. 3 (to introduce explanatory rel. cl.) as is to be expected (from one who or from something that). b (w. cum) as is to be expected when. non tam ex scriptis patriae scriptorumve monimentis, ~e quae, vel si qua fuerint, ignibus hostium exusta ‥ non compareant Gildas EB 4; libenter ab officio discedo; ~e qui neque me umquam hoc esse dignum arbitrabar Bede HE IV 2 p. 205; c1086 de teloneo ‥ judicatum est quod non deberet dari, ~e quod tempore Edwardi regis nunquam datum fuit Regesta 220 p. 127; s1376 facti sunt ut canes muti ~e qui non pastores sed depastores erant Chr. Angl. 104. b non habente adversa parte quid responderet ~e cum cartam falsitatis nec auderet nec posset arguere ‥ unanimi consensu totius curie regie adjudicatum est Chr. Battle 216. 4 (to introduce sentence that confirms or illustrates previous statement, usu. postpositive) indeed, in fact. sacerdotes habet Britannia ‥ pastores ‥ sed occisioni animarum lupos paratos, ~e non commoda plebi providentes sed proprii plenitudinem ventris quaerentes Gildas EB 66; et sic ~e credendum est quia homo in primordio factus a Domino aetate legitimus Theod. Laterc. 17; [Ceolfridus] erat ‥ revera talis ‥ . nobilibus ~e ac religiosis editus parentibus Hist. Abb. Jarrow 2; miraculum ‥ quod ‥ idem libellus refert. erat ~e in proximo comes quidam Bede HE IV 10 p. 224; quoties ~e ‥ remotis in partibus ‥ natura ludit excessibus! Gir. TH pref. p. 21.

quippĕ (7) (quĭd et pe), prim^t , pourquoi donc ? ¶ 1 certainement, bien sûr, oui certes : recte igitur diceres... ? quippe ; quid enim facilius est... Cic. Cæc. 55, tu serais donc en droit de dire... ? oui, assurément ; car quʼy a-t-il de plus facile...? Cic. de Or. 2, 219 ; Fin. 4, 7 ; Mil. 47 || [ironie] : quippe vetor fatis ! Virg. En. 1, 39, bien sûr, les destins me lʼinterdisent ! Cic. Mil. 33 ¶ 2 de fait, le fait est que : Ter. Phorm. 362 ; Hor. S. 1, 2, 4 ; Ov. M. 2, 852 ; 14, 91, etc.; Liv. 3, 67 ; Curt. 3, 4, 8 || [analogue à nam, enim ] car, en effet : Pl. Mil. 504 ; Ter. Haut. 389 ; Sall. J. 85, 5 ; C. 19, 2 ; Liv. 1, 25, 2, etc. || [joint à enim ] : quippe etenim Lucr. 1, 104, et en effet ; quippe... enim Lucr. 6, 617 ¶ 3 [joint aux conj. marquant la cause] : quippe quoniam Plin. 26, 100 ; quippe quando Pl. Capt. 886, puisque || surtout avec cum subj., v. cum ¶ 4 [joint au rel.] : a) quippe qui avec indic. : Pl. Amph. 22, etc. ; Cic. Nat. 1, 28 (mss) : Sall. C. 48, 2 ; J. 20, 6 ; 28, 1 ; 76, 1, etc. ; Liv. 3, 6, 6 ; 3, 53, 7 ; 5, 37, 7, etc. ; b) [avec subj., constr. la plus ordinaire] : Cic. de Or. 3, 74 ; Amer. 52, etc. ; c) chez Pl. et Ter. à quippe se joint parfois qui adv. indéf. et quippe qui a le même sens que quippe : Pl. Amph. 745 ; Aul. 348 ; Bacch. 369 ; Truc. 68 ; Ter. Haut. 538 ¶ 5 [avec un part.] quippe reputans Liv. 27, 39, 14, car il songeait, cf. 3, 67, 5, etc. ; Hor. O. 1, 31, 13 ; Tac. H. 1, 72.

quippe adv.

1. immers, natuurlijk, zeker, stellig (vaak ironisch);
2. quippe qui die immers, omdat hij toch (meestal m. conj.); evenzo: quippe ubi omdat daar, quippe cum e.a.;
3. (als uitleg v.e. woord of zin) want, namelijk; ➤ edictum lene fuit: ~ relegatus, non exul dicor (Ov.).

quippe . conj. et adv.
因爲。旣。果然。 — qui in oppidum perraro venisset 因彼甚疎入府故也。Sol ei magnus videtur, — homini erudito 彼看日大因係博學故也。

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quippe adv.and conj.

2 qui+-pe.
II. As adv.,of course, as you see, obviously, as one might expect, naturally, by all means: leve nomen habet utraque res; quippe; leve enim est hoc, risum movere: ergo ad cenam si quis vocat, condemnetur. Quippe, inquit, etc.—Usu. followed by a causal particle: quod flagitabam . . . quippe cum bellum geri iam viderem: raro tantis animis concurrerunt classes, quippe cum pugnarent, etc., L.—With a relat. introducing an obvious explanation or reason: multa questus est Caesar, quippe qui vidisset, etc., as he would of course, after seeing, etc.: plurimum terroris tulit, quippe quibus aegre occursum est, etc., L.: solis candor inlustrior est . . . quippe qui tam late conluceat: convivia non inibat; quippe qui ne in oppidum quidem veniret. —With an explanatory appositive: sol Democrito magnus videtur, quippe homini erudito, i. e. as of course it must to an intelligent man: quidam contra miseriti Periturae quippe, Ph.—In irony, certainly, indeed, forsooth: Quippe vetor fatis, I, forsooth, am forbidden by the fates!V.: movet me quippe lumen curiae.—
IIII. As conj., introducing an obvious explanation or reason, since, for, for in fact: quippe benignus erat, for he was, you see, etc., H.: Quippe color nivis est, O.: quippe homo iam grandior ruri Se continebat, T.: neque provinciam invitus dederat; quippe foedum hominem a re p. procul esse volebat, S.: ego laudo . . . quippe qui saepe id remedium aegritudinumst, since somehow(see 2 qui), T.: Quippe etiam festis quaedam exercere diebus, Fas et iura sinunt, eince even, etc., V.

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