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ĕtĭam-tum and (more rarely) ĕtĭam-tunc ,
I.conj., even then, till that time, till then, still.
I. With imperf. tense (so usually): omnes etiamtum retinebant illum Pericli sucum; “sed erant paulo uberiore filo,” Cic. de Or. 2, 22 fin.: “etiamtum vita hominum sine cupiditate agitabatur,” Sall. C. 2, 1; id. J. 63, 6: “manebant etiamtum vestigia monentis libertatis,” Tac. A. 1, 74: “nam etiamtum Agricola Britanniam obtinebat,” id. Agr. 39; Suet. Tib. 42; so with cum, while ... still: “cum isti etiamtum de Sthenio in integro tota res esset,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 39 fin.; “cum etiamtum,” id. ib. 2, 5, 34; Sall. J. 51, 2.—
B. The imperf. is sometimes represented by,
1. A part. or adj.: “trepida etiamtum civitate,” Sall. J. 40, 4; cf. id. ib. 21, 2; Tac. A. 1, 49: “quam defunctam praetextatus etiamtunc pro rostris laudavit,” Suet. Calig. 10: “cum viderem, ne vobis quidem omnibus re etiamtum probata, si, etc.,” Cic. Cat. 2, 2, 4.—
2. By the praes. histor.: “narrat, ut virgo ab se integra etiamtum siet,” Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 70.—
3. By the pluperf.: “neque is deductus etiamtum ad eam (erat),” Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 22. —
II. With other tenses (very rare): “illi qui etiamtum, cum misereri mei debent, non desinunt invidere,” Cic. Att. 4, 5, 1; cf. App. M. 3, p. 134, 1. Vid. Hand, Turs. II. pp. 596-600.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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