igitur

Latin

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡi.tur/, [ˈɪɡɪt̪ʊr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.d͡ʒi.tur/, [ˈiːd͡ʒit̪ur]

Conjunction

igitur

  1. (postpositive) therefore, then consequently
    • c. 200 BCE – 190 BCE, Plautus, Captivi :
      Eho dīc mihi, quis illic igitur est?
      Hey? Tell me, who is he then?

Usage notes

  • While it is a postpositive conjunction, it is attested in the Vulgate to start a sentence.
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis 2:1:
      Igitur perfectī sunt caelī et terra et omnis ōrnātus eōrum

Synonyms

References

  • igitur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • igitur”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • igitur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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