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tametsi

tametsi, notwithstanding that, although, though

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quae tametsi Caesar intellegebat, tamen quam mitissime potest legatos appellat
and notwithstanding that Caesar understood these things, nevertheless he addresses the legates as gently as he can

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tamétsi Conjunction of tametsi

See tamétsi in Morpho

tămetsi, conj. [contr. from tamen etsi, which is freq. written in full, tamenetsi, as Plaut. Mil. 4, 5, 10 (1209) sq.; Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 42, 168, or Ann. v. 512 Vahl.; Pac. ap. Non. 378, 6, or ap. Trag. Rel. p. 68 Rib.; Cic. Fam. 13, 71; Caes. B. G. 5, 34; Cat. 68, 135], notwithstanding that, although, though (class. and freq.).
  • I In gen.
          • α With indic. (so most freq.): Ca. Da mihi igitur operam. Co. Tametsi non novi, dabo, Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 9 (259): age, loquere, quid vis, tametsi tibi succenseo, id. Ps. 1, 5, 56 (470): tametsi fur mihi es, molestus non ero, id. Aul. 4, 10, 38 (768): numquam edepol fugiet, tametsi capital fecerit, id. Men. 1, 1, 16 (92): obtundis, tametsi intellego? Ter. And. 348; id. Phorm. 428: non mehercule haec quae loquor crederem, tametsi vulgo audieram, nisi, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 62; id. Fam. 3, 7, 3.—
          • β With subj. (very rare): memini, tametsi nullus moneas, Ter. Eun. 216.—
  • II With tamen (esp. freq. in class. prose, partic. in Sall.), Cic. Fam. 3, 4, 1: tametsi causa postulat, tamen quia postulat, non flagitat, praeteribo, id. Quint. 3, 13: quae tametsi Caesar intellegebat, tamen, etc., Caes. B. G. 7, 43; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 55; 27, 73; id. Verr. 2, 2, 8, § 23; id. Fam. 1, 5, a, 1; Caes. B. G. 1, 30; 7, 50; id. B. C. 3, 67; Hirt. B. G. 8, 20; Sall. C. 3, 4; 48, 5; Quint. prooem. § 11; 9, 3, 2 al. —
  • III Without a correl. clause, and yet: tametsi jam dudum ego erro, qui, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35: tametsi quae est ista laudatio? id. ib. 2, 4, 20, § 19: utinam tibi istam mentem di immortales duint! Tametsi video, etc., id. Cat. 1, 9, 22: tametsi non mediocris haesitatio est, Quint. 12, 1, 40; cf.: tamen etsi hoc verum'st? Si. Tamen, Ter. And. 864.

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