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ergō (rarely with short o in Ov. and the post-Aug. poets, Ov. H. 5, 59 Lennep.; id. Tr. 1, 1, 87; Luc. 9, 256; Val. Fl. 2, 407; Claud. Ep. 4, 17), adv. [for e-regō, from ex and root rag-, to extend upward; cf. Gr. ὀρέγω, L. rego, Germ. ragen; v. erga, and Corss. Ausspr. 1, 448 sqq.], proceeding from or out of.

• I With gen. (placed after it, like causa and gratia), in consequence of, on account of, because of (ante-class, but not in Plaut. or Ter.): quojus rei ergo, Cato R. R. 141, 2: hujus rei ergo, id. ib. § 3; 4; ib. 139; Tab. Publica ap. Liv. 40, 52 fin.; 41, 28 fin.: dono militari virtutis ergo donari, S. C. ap. Liv. 25, 7; so, virtutis ergo, Lex ap. Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 19; Sisenn. ap. Non. 107, 16: ejus victoriae ergo, Inscr. ap. Nep. Paus. 1, 3: funeris ergo, Lex ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23 fin.; 25 fin.: ejus legis ergo, Cic. Att. 3, 23, 2; Quadrig. ap. Gell. 3, 8, 8: formidinis ergo, Lucr. 5, 1246: illius ergo, Verg. A. 6, 670.
• II Absol. (for cujus rei ergo), consequently, accordingly, therefore, then (class.): unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem: ergo postque magisque viri nunc gloria claret, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 4, 10; Lucil. ap. Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 9; Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 74 (74): Polemoni et jam ante Aristoteli ea prima visa sunt, quae paulo ante dixi. Ergo nata est sententia veterum Academicorum, etc., Cic. Fin. 2, 11, 34: Albano non plus animi erat quam fidei, nec manere ergo, nec transire aperte ausus, etc., Liv. 1, 27; Verg. E. 5, 58 et saep.—The reason or cause sometimes follows with quia, quod: ergo istoc magis, quia vaniloquus, vapulabis, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 222 (374); cf. id. Mil. 4, 6, 18 (1233).—Ante- and post-class. pleonast.: ergo igitur, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 27 (755); and: igitur ergo, Ap. Met. 1, 5, 18 al. —So in Ter. and Liv.: itaque ergo, Ter. Eun. 316; Liv. 1, 25, 2 Drak.; 3, 31, 5 Gron.; 9, 31 fin.; 39, 25.—
• • B Transf.
  • • 1 In a logical conclusion, consequently, therefore: negat haec filiam me suam esse: non ergo haec mater mea est, Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 20 (589); Varr. L. L. 8, § 47; 48; 49; 59 sq. al.: nullum dicere causae esse genus amentia est, etc. ... Relinquitur ergo, ut omnia tria genera sint causarum, Cic. Inv. 1, 9 fin.: quis est enim, in quo sit cupiditas, quin recte cupidus dici possit? Ergo et avarus erit, sed finite, id. Fin. 2, 9, 27; 5, 9, 24: quis tam esset ferreus qui eam vitam ferre posset, etc.? Verum ergo illud est, quod a Tarentino Archyta dici solitum, id. Lael. 23, 88 et saep.; corresponding to igitur, id. ib. 14, 51 fin. and 15, 52 init.; so consecutively, igitur ... ergo ... ergo ... igitur ... id. N. D. 2, 21, 56 sq.—So with si, cum, quia, etc.: ergo ego nisi peperissem, Roma non oppugnaretur, Liv. 2, 40, 8; Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 34 (699); id. Capt. 2, 3, 63 (423); id. Aul. 4, 10, 25 (755). —So esp. in Cicero, like an (v. an I. D.), in interrogative argumentation, a minore ad majus, or ex aequo, so, so then: ergo haec veteranus miles facere poterit, doctus vir sapiensque non poterit? Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39; so with the future, id. ib. § 41; 1, 14, 31; 3, 15, 31; id. Off. 1, 31, 114; id. Fin. 2, 33 fin.: ergo illi intelligunt, quid Epicurus dicat, ego non intelligo? id. ib. 2, 4, 13; cf. id. Arch. 9: ergo Ennio licuit vetera contemnenti dicere, etc. ... mihi de antiquis eodem modo non licebit? id. Or. 51, 171; cf. id. Arch. 8, 9 fin.—
    • 2 In interrogations.
    • • a When an explanation is asked, do you say? do you mean? then: S. Quo agis? P. Quo tu? ... S. Quo ergo, scelus? Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 23 (205): Ipsus es? Ch. Ipsus Charmides sum. S. Ergo ipsusne es? id. Trin. 4, 2, 145 (987); id. Ep. 1, 1, 19 (19); Hor. S. 2, 3, 156.—
      • b When a consequence is inquired for, Engl. then: Ps. lstuc ego jam satis scio. Si. Cur ergo, quod scis, me rogas? Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 10 (914): ergo in iis adolescentibus bonam spem esse dicemus, quos? etc., Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117: dedemus ergo Hannibalem? dicet aliquis, Liv. 21, 10 fin. et saep.: num ergo is excaecat nos aut orbat sensibus, si? etc., Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 23, 74; so, num ergo, Quint. 10, 1, 5; cf. id. 6, 3, 79: quid stamus? quin ergo imus? why not then? Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 21 (582); so, quin ergo, id. As. 1, 1, 15 (30); 2, 2, 113 (369); id. Merc. 5, 2, 88 (929); id. Mil. 4, 2, 93 (1083).— Esp. freq., quid ergo? like the Gr. τί οὖν, why then? but why? quid ergo hanc dubitas colloqui? Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 17 (1007); cf. Cic. Fin. 4, 14; Ter. Phorm. 948; Tib. 3, 6, 51: quid ergo? hujusne vitae propositio Thyesten levare poterit? Cic. Tusc. 3, 18; id. Off. 3, 20, 81; 3, 15, 61; 3, 18, 73; id. Rosc. Am. 1, 2; id. Caecin. 20; id. Mur. 23, 47 et saep.; Caes. B. G. 7, 77, 10 et saep.—
    • 3 With imperatives and words used imperatively, then, now, accordingly: dato ergo istum symbolum illi, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 57 (650): vide ergo, hanc conclusionem probaturusne sis, Cic. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 30, 96: desinite ergo, Caes. B. C. 3, 19 fin.: sequere ergo, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 83 (489); id. Rud. 1, 2, 94 (182); id. Stich. 5, 2, 20 (668); cf.: amplectere ergo, id. Curc. 1, 3, 16 (173): tace ergo, id. Aul. 3, 2, 14 (428); id. Ep. 2, 2, 57 (237): dic ergo, id. Pers. 2, 2, 57 (239): ausculta ergo, id. ib. 4, 6, 19 (701); id. Cas. 2, 4, 18 (296) et saep.: quin tu ergo i modo, come now, begone! id. Merc. 5, 2, 114 (955); cf.: quin tu ergo omitte genua, id. Rud. 3, 2, 14 (628): agedum ergo, id. ib. 3, 4, 15 (720).—So with the subj.: age eamus ergo, intro ergo abeant, Plaut. Cas. 3, 6, 17 (736); id. Mil. 1, 1, 78 (78): abeamus ergo intro, id. ib. 3, 3, 69 (943): ergo des minam, id. ib. 5, 27 (1420); Cic. Fin. 5, 8 fin.; id. Brut. 43.—And with the future: ergo, si sapis, mussitabis, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 66 (476).—
    • 4 Like igitur, in resuming an interrupted train of thought, as I was saying; I say, then; well then: tres viae sunt ad Mutinam, quo festinat animus, ut, etc. ... Tres ergo ut dixi viae, Cic. Phil. 12, 9, 22; cf. id. Part. 13, 46; id. de Or. 1, 57; id. Top. 19, 73; id. Tusc. 1, 2, 4.—So (like igitur and inquam) after parenthetical sentences, Cic. Tusc. 1, 7, 14; id. Fin. 2, 34, 113; id. Fam. 15, 10, 1.—Less freq. for inquam in a mere repetition: mihi tuus pater, Pater hujus ergo, hospes Antidamas fuit, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 91 (1051); or in beginning a subject with reference to the expectation of the auditors (cf. Gr. ἄρα), then, now: accipite ergo animis, Verg. A. 10, 109; id. Cir. 29. See Hand Turs. II. pp. 440-467.

ergō (aus ē-reg- zu rego, regio), aus der Richtung, Adv., I) mit voranstehendem Genet., wegen, funeris ergo, XII tabb. fr.: quoius rei ergo, alte Gebetsf. bei Cato: eius victoriae ergo, Inscr. bei Nep.: victoriae, non valetudinis ergo, Liv.: fugae atque formidinis ergo, Liv.: virtutis, honoris ergo, Liv.: illiusce sacri coërcendi ergo, Cato. – II) absol., infolgedessen, also deshalb, darum auch od. also od. eben, A) im allg., Komik., Cic. u.a.: verb. ergo igitur, Plaut. u. Apul.: itaque ergo, Ter. u. Liv. – B) insbes.: a) bei logischer Schlußfolge, demnach, sonach, so... denn, also, folglich, Cic. u.a.: ergo etiam, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 43 u. 4751. – b) in konsekutiven Fragen, also, Cic. u.a. – quid ergo? warum also? wieso denn? wie denn? Cic. u.a. – als Antwort nach Fragen, nun ja, Komik. (s. Meißner Ter. Andr. 850). – c) bei Imperativen, also, so denn, nun so, Cic. u.a. – d) zur Wiederaufnahme eines unterbrochenen Begriffs od. Gedankens, also, Cic. u.a. – ➳In der Bedeutung von no. II zuw. mit verkürzter Endsilbe (ergŏ) bei Ov., Lucan. u.a.

ergo [CL] 1 (conj.) therefore, accordingly; b (log.); c (jussive); d (in question); e (in dialogue); f (ellipt.). 705 in adversis ‥ tuae ‥ considerationis industriam consulari ‥ necessitas meam ‥ parvitatem perurget. inde ~o, nunc instante necessitatum causa quid agi debeat, tuae benivolentiae ingenium flagitando inquirere opere pretium reor Wealdhere Ep. 22; accersitus est a sanctimoniali ‥ Æbba. veniens ~o ‥ V. Cuthb. I 3; 725 (10c) testium ~o ‥ signa aeterna demonstrabo CS 144; tandem obtinuit ut ad languentem intraret; intravit ~o Bede HE V 3 p. 286; fletibus ‥ deposcit opem medicantis. / ergo pater ‥ / passibus approperat conferre juvamen Frith. 871; 963 (11c) ego O. ~o Christi chrismate presul judicatus CS 1105.  b si ‥ in Deo tres personas sunt una tantum res ‥, ~o Pater et Spiritus Sanctus cum Filio est incarnatus Anselm (Incarn. B 1) II 4; innotescat ~o ex his que dicta sunt elective interrogatorum quedam simplicia quedam multiplicia esse Balsh. AD rec. 2 177; Ps.-Gros. Gram. 32 (v. domuitas); Hales Sent. III 85 (v. duo); Wycl. Dom. Div. 9 (v. dominium 1a).  c 836 scitote ~o nos qui [etc.] CS 416; † c950 (12c) oportet nos ~o, fratres ‥, istum contempnere mundum CS 894.  d quid ~o simile hujus temporis sceleribus?  Gildas EB 38; quid ~o? numquamne dactilus in fine ponitur?  Aldh. Met. 9 p. 89.  e ‘qualiter accusator vel defensor ‥ impulsione ‥ uti debet? ’ ‘~o accusator, cum impulsione aliquid factum esse dicet ‥’ Alcuin Rhet. 18.  f numquid ‥ valles fluent mel et lac? sugamus ~o mel de petra Gir. TH intr. p. 6. 2 (prep., w. gen.) for the sake of, because of. tumulus ‥ quem ‥ lucri ~o ‥ adquirendi defodientes scindebant Felix Guthl. 28; ob hoc cernuus omnipotentem deprecor orans / idem quatinus haud omittat criminis ergo / perpetuali infaustum subdi segnitiei Osw. Vers. 12; ad quas [reliquias] ‥ olim fiebat religionis ~o Christiani populi concursus Lesley RGScot 27; Camd. Br. 138 (v. eques 3d).

1 ergō, (12) prép. avec gén. [touj. précédée de son régime], à cause de : victoriæ ergo Liv. 28, 39, 16, à cause de la victoire || [employée dans des formules] : Cic. Opt. 19 ; Att. 3, 23, 2 ; Leg. 2, 59 ; cf. Lucr. 5, 1246 ; Virg. En. 6, 670.

2 ergō, (5) conj. de coordination, donc, ainsi donc, par conséquent : Enn. d. Cic. CM 10 ; Cic. Fin. 2, 34, etc. || [avec pléonasme] : ergo igitur Pl. Trin. 756 ; itaque ergo Ter. Eun. 317 ; Liv. 1, 25, 2 ; 3, 31, 5, etc. || [concl. logique] : Cic. Fin. 2, 97 ; 5, 24 ; Læl. 88, etc.; ergo etiam Cic. Nat. 3, 43 ; 3, 51 ; ergo adeo Cic. Leg. 2, 23, donc aussi, donc encore || [interrog. pressante, souvent avec de la parataxe] : ergo seret agricola..., vir magnus... non seret ? Cic. Tusc. 1, 31, ainsi donc, le cultivateur plantera... et un grand citoyen ne plantera pas... ? Cic. Tusc. 2, 39 ; 2, 41 ; Arch. 17 ; 19 ; 22 ; etc. ; quid ergo ? hoc pueri possunt, viri non poterunt ? Cic. Tusc. 2, 34, quoi donc ? cʼest possible pour des enfants, ce sera impossible pour des hommes ? || [reprise dʼune pensée après une interruption] : tres ergo, ut dixi, viæ Cic. Phil. 12, 22, il y a donc, comme je lʼai dit, trois routes ; cf. Cic. Part. 46 ; Tusc. 1, 14 ; Fin. 2, 113 ; Fam. 15, 10, 1.

➳ ergo se trouve avec finale brève dans : Ov. , Luc. , Val. Flacc. , Claud.

3 ergō, āre, c. circo  : Gloss. Scal.

ergo . praep. gen. postpon. et conj.
所以。立卽。因。 Virtutis — donari 因其徳而赏之。

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ergō (ergo, O.) subst.and adv.

• II. As abl.following a gen, in consequence of, on account of, because of, for the sake of (old): lessum funeris ergo habento, C. (lex): dono militari virtutis ergo donari, L. (SC.): illius ergo, V.—
• IIII. As adv.,exactly, precisely: D. Mihin? S. tibi ergo, I mean just you, T.—Consequently, accordingly, therefore, then: Unus homo restituit rem ... Ergo viri nunc gloria claret: Aristoteli ea prima visa sunt, ergo nata est sententia, etc.: itaque ergo incenduntur, etc., L. — In a logical conclusion, consequently, therefore: ecquis igitur qui factum improbarit? omnes ergo in culpā: num ergo dubium est quin, etc., i. e. have I not fully proved, etc.—In successive inferences: igitur ... ergo ... ergo ... igitur, C.—In an argument, e contrario, then, therefore, so then, it is true then (always beginning the sentence): ergo illum maiores in civitatem receperunt; nos hunc eiciemus?—In a question asking an explanation, then, do you say? do you mean?: ergo in iis adulescentibus bonam spem esse dicemus, quos?etc.: dedemus ergo Hannibalem? dicet aliquis, L.: cum, quid ergo se facere vellent, percunctarentur, L.—With quid, why then?: Quid vos malum ergo me sic ludificamini?T.—In the phrase, quid ergo? what then? what follows?: quid ergo? inimici oratio me movit?: quid ergo? audacissimus ego?: quid ergo est? how then does the case stand?—In a command or exhortation, then, now, accordingly: vide ergo, hanc conclusionem probaturusne sis: desinite ergo loqui, Cs.—In resuming a thought, as I was saying; I say, then; well then: tres viae sunt ad Mutinam ... tres ergo ut dixi viae.—In beginning a speech, then, now (i. e. as the occasion requires): accipite ergo animis, V.