I.repeatedly, several times, often, now and then, at intervals, ever and anon; continually, constantly, habitually (class.; cf.: subinde, interdum): ne te uxor sequatur, respectas identidem, Plant. Men. 1, 2, 51; so, “haec ego admirans, referebam tamen oculos ad terram identidem,” Cic. Rep. 6, 18 fin.: scindens dolore identidem intonsam comam, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 62: “cogitato identidem, tibi quam fidelis fuerim,” Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 54: “et quaeso identidem circumspice,” id. Trin. 1, 2, 110: “quid Chalcidico Euripo in motu identidem reciprocando putas fleri posse constantius?” Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24: “palpebrae aptissime factae ad claudendas pupulas et ad aperiendas, idque providit ut identidem fieri posset cum maxima celeritate,” id. ib. 2, 57, 142; id. Rab. Post. 12, 34: “L. Cassius identidem in causa quaerere solebat, cui bono fuisset,” id. Rosc. Am. 30, 84: “novis identidem armis novos hostes exsistere,” Curt. 9, 4, 18: “cum identidem interrogaret,” Quint. 6, 3, 49; id. 86: “revolvor identidem in Tusculanum,” Cic. Att. 13, 26, 1; Auct. Her. 2, 18, 27: cum se illi identidem in silvas ad suos reciperent, * Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 5: “nullum amans vere, sed identidem omnium Ilia rumpens,” Cat. 11, 19: “cum identidem legem Aemiliam recitaret,” Liv. 9, 32, 6; 26, 44, 4: “nunc identidem nosmet ipsi instemus. Res enim communis agitur, ut frequenter et assidue consequamur artis rationem studio et exercitatione,” Auct. Her. 4, 56, 69; so, “omne id tempus suspensos ita tenuit animos ... ut identidem jam in urbem futurus videretur impetus, etc.,” Liv. 5, 39, 6: “equi currum vehentes identidem (habenis) verberabantur,” Curt. 4, 15, 33.
ĭdentĭdem (not idem- ), adv. idem + ti (= ἔτι) + dem (root dies), v. Corss. Ausspr. 2, p. 456; 855,