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porro, forward, onward, farther on, to a distance, at a distance; moreover

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

porrō: (adv.), forward, of space, time, or of mental operations, far off, 6.711; afterwards, in process of time, then, 5.600; further, 9.190.

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porroque Adverb of porro

porroque Noun: neuter dative singular, Noun: neuter ablative singular of porrum

porroque Noun: masculine ablative singular, Noun: masculine dative singular of porrus

See porroque in Morpho

porro, adv. [root pra-; Sanscr. prathamus, primus; Lat. prae, pro, prior; cf. Gr. πόρρω, πρόσω], forward, onward, farther on, to a distance, at a distance, after off, far.
  • I Lit., in space, with verbs both of motion and of rest (rare and mostly anteclass.), Ter. Hec. 298: porro agere armentum, Liv. 1, 7, 6: ire, id. 9, 2.—So ellipt.: porro Quirites, on! hither! ye Romans! Laber. ap. Macr. S. 2, 7; Tert. adv. Val. 13 (al. proh).—With verbs of rest: habitare, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 95 (1032): inscius Aeneas, quae sint ea flumina porro, Verg. A. 6, 711: campi deinde porro, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 18.—
  • II Transf.
    • A In time.
      • 1 Of old, aforetime, formerly (very rare): altera (Nympha), quod porro fuerat, cecinisse putatur, Ov. F. 1, 635.—
      • 2 Henceforth, hereafter, afterwards, in future: me sollicitum habitum esse atque porro fore, Cato ap. Charis. p. 190 P.; Ter. Phorm. 1025: quid in animo Celtiberi haberent aut porro habituri essent, Liv. 40, 36: fac, eadem ut sis porro, Ter. Hec. 764; id. Phorm. 937: move ocius te, ut, quid agam, porro intellegas, id. And. 731: dehinc ut quiescant porro moneo, id. ib. 22: hinc maxima porro Accepit Roma, et patrium servavit honorem, in aftertimes, Verg. A. 5, 600.—
    • B In a series.
      • 1 In gen., again, in turn, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 25 (875): saepe audivi a majoribus natu, qui se porro pueros a senibus audisse dicebant, Cic. Sen. 13, 43; Liv. 27, 51.—
      • 2 In partic., in discourse.
        • a In the progress of an argument, or in a sequence of ideas, then, next, furthermore, moreover, besides: sequitur porro, nihil deos ignorare, Cic. Div. 2, 51, 105; id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116; id. Rep. 1, 17, 26: age porro, tu, qui, etc., id. Verr. 2, 5, 22, § 56; id. Mil. 9, 25: Habonium porro intellegebat rem totam esse patefacturum, id. Verr. 2, 1, 57, § 149; Juv. 6, 240; 3, 126: porro autem anxius erat, quid facto opus esset, Sall. C. 46, 2: quid fit deinde? porro loquere, say on, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 69 (1121): porro dicere, id. Curc. 3, 83 (453).—
        • b Then, on the other hand, but: porro erant qui censerent, Caes. B. C. 2, 30: porro si in digito Dei eicio daemonas, Vulg. Luc. 11, 10 (but the true read., Cic. Fin. 5, 26, 78, is paene).

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