I. Firmly, steadily, steadfastly, unyieldingly (so only ante-class.): “nemo recedit loco, quin statim rem gerat,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 84; so, qui rem cum Achivis gesserunt statim, Enn. ap. Non. 393, 14 (Trag. v. 39 Vahl.); cf.: “statim stant signa,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 120: vectigalia legerunt vestra et servantur statim, steadily, regularly, Att. ap. Charis. p. 195 P. (statute et ordinate, Charis.); cf.: “ex his praediis talenta argenti bina capiebat statim,” Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 7: delaborat cum statim puer, constantly, Afran. ap. Non. 393, 16. —
II. Like our on the spot, i. q. forthwith, straightway, at once, immediately, instantly (the predom. signif. of the word; “syn.: continuo, confestim, extemplo),” Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 40: “Publicola lege illā perlatā statim secures de fascibus demi jussit,” Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55: “de se ter sortibus consultum dicebat, utrum igni statim necaretur, an in aliud tempus reservaretur,” Caes. B. G. 1, 53 fin.: “statim dimittere,” Cic. Or. 59, 200: “qui discedere animum censent, alii statim dissipari, alii diu permanere,” id. Tusc. 1, 9, 18: “ut statim alienatio disjunctioque facienda sit,” id. Lael. 21, 76: “postremos in agmine temptare ac statim in collis regredi,” Sall. J. 55, 8: “principio anni statim res turbulentae,” Liv. 3, 22, 2; cf. id. 4, 53, 9: “statim ac sine morā,” Flor. 2, 2; Tac. A. 6, 3; Suet. Calig. 1.—
(β).
With ut, simul ac, atque, quam, or cum, immediately after, as soon as, etc.: “litteras scripsi horā decimā, statim, ut tuas legeram,” Cic. Att. 2, 12, 3: “statim, ut dici (res) coepta est,” id. de Or. 2, 77, 313: “ut heri me salutavit, statim Romam profectus est,” id. Att. 12, 18, 1; id. Fam. 2, 13, 2: “dicebat, statim se iturum, simul ac ludorum apparatum iis tradidisset,” id. Att. 15, 12, 1: “proconsul ubique proconsularia insignia habet statim atque Urbem egressus est,” Dig. 1, 16, 1: “proconsules, statim quam Urbem egressi fuerint, habent jurisdictionem,” ib. 1, 16, 2: “semen statim cum spargitur, obruendum est,” Pall. Apr. 3, 3.—
(γ).
With abl. absol.: “hoc sum aggressus statim Catone absoluto,” Cic. Or. 10, 35: “hostium navibus captis statim ex classe copias suas eduxit,” Nep. Cim. 2, 3.—
(δ).
With ab and abl.: “statim a primā luce,” Col. 11, 1, 17: “a primā statim maturitate,” Plin. 18, 7, 18, § 80: “rami paene statim ab radice modici,” id. 16, 10, 18, § 41.—(ε) With post: “exercitationes campestres statim post civilia bella omisit,” Suet. Aug. 83: “statim post putationem,” Pall. Febr. 15 fin.—*
B. Rarely for recenter, modo, recently, newly, just: “ventriculus vervecis statim occisi,” Pall. 1, 35, 13.