Lemma 1jăm,jāmjăm
adverb
now, already, by/even now; besides; [non ~ => no longer; ~ pridem => long ago]Morphology
inv.iam · regular
Lewis & Short
jam, [for diam, form of diem, pri-dem, du-dum, Corss. Ausspr. I. p. 213; II. p. 850; but ; locat. form from pronom. stem ja]Of time, denoting a point or moment of time as coinciding with that of the action, , described.
Of present time.
As to past or future, at this time, now, just now, at present, while I speak or write this.
Jam alone: stabat modo consularis, modo septemvir epulonum.
Strengthened.
By repetition: jam jam, jam jamque (nearly = nunc), at this very time, precisely now.
By nunc: jam nunc, just now, at this very time, as things now are; nunc jam sum expeditus, Cass.
By tum.
By pridem, jampridem.
In contrast with the time at which something was expected.
Of that which occurs sooner, already, so soon.
Of that which occurs later, at last, now, only now. — Tandem or aliquando is often added.
As continued from the past, already, by this time, ere now, till now, hitherto. — With numerals and words specifying time.
With imperatives, to express haste or impatience, like now, now, straightway, at once. — in impetuous or passionate questions ( in Plaut.)
Jam. jam, at one time. at another, now. now, at this time. at that, 157.
Of past time.
In the time just past, but now, a moment ago, a little while ago, just.
Like English now, by this time, already.
Alone.
Strengthened.
Jam jamque.
By tum, as early as that.
By tunc ; dub.
Of a time succeeding another time referred to, from that time, thenceforth, thereafter ( with a or ab, when it is often = Eng. even, very): jam ab illo tempore, cum, , from the very time when, — with ex.
Of future time.
In the time immediately approaching, forthwith, straightway, directly, presently: omitte; bono animo es.
In the time immediately succeeding another time referred to, forthwith, at once, straightway, then.
Representing as present an impending event, now, already, presently (mostly ).
With negatives, denoting cessation of previous condition: jam non, no more, no longer.
In other relations.
To denote that something will certainly, properly, or easily occur, under certain circumstances.
In a conclusion, to emphasize its relation to the condition, then surely, then: si quis voluerit animi sui notionem evolvere, jam se ipse doceat, eum virum bonum esse.
In a consequence, to show that it is conceived as immediate, now, then, therefore: satis est tibi in te, satis in legibus: conspecta et ex muris ea multitudo erat.
In transitions.
To a new subject, now, moreover, again, once more then. — with vero — With at enim.
In enumerations. — sometimes repeatedly, at one time. at another. at another, jam. jam. jam; , and I. A. 5. supra.
For emphasis.
After non modo. sed ( = adeo), now, even, I may say.
Pressing the strict sense of a word or clause, now, precisely, indeed. — with et: et jam ( etiam), and indeed, and in fact, et lenitas illa Graecorum et verborum comprehensio, et jam artifex, ut ita dicam, stilus; jam ergo, in very fact.
In climax, even, indeed, really.