Lewis & Short

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stătim (a scanned long, Avien. Arat. 397; Alcim. 2, 180), adv. [sto].

  1. I. Firmly, steadily, steadfastly, unyieldingly (so only ante-class.): nemo recedit loco, quin statim rem gerat, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 84; so, qui rem cum Achivis gesserunt statim, Enn. ap. Non. 393, 14 (Trag. v. 39 Vahl.); cf.: statim stant signa, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 120: vectigalia legerunt vestra et servantur statim, steadily, regularly, Att. ap. Charis. p. 195 P. (statute et ordinate, Charis.); cf.: ex his praediis talenta argenti bina capiebat statim, Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 7: delaborat cum statim puer, constantly, Afran. ap. Non. 393, 16.
  2. II. Like our on the spot, i. q. forthwith, straightway, at once, immediately, instantly (the predom. signif. of the word; syn.: continuo, confestim, extemplo), Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 40: Publicola lege illā perlatā statim secures de fascibus demi jussit, Cic. Rep. 2, 31, 55: de se ter sortibus consultum dicebat, utrum igni statim necaretur, an in aliud tempus reservaretur, Caes. B. G. 1, 53 fin.: statim dimittere, Cic. Or. 59, 200: qui discedere animum censent, alii statim dissipari, alii diu permanere, id. Tusc. 1, 9, 18: ut statim alienatio disjunctioque facienda sit, id. Lael. 21, 76: postremos in agmine temptare ac statim in collis regredi, Sall. J. 55, 8: principio anni statim res turbulentae, Liv. 3, 22, 2; cf. id. 4, 53, 9: statim ac sine morā, Flor. 2, 2; Tac. A. 6, 3; Suet. Calig. 1.
          1. (β) With ut, simul ac, atque, quam, or cum, immediately after, as soon as, etc.: litteras scripsi horā decimā, statim, ut tuas legeram, Cic. Att. 2, 12, 3: statim, ut dici (res) coepta est, id. de Or. 2, 77, 313: ut heri me salutavit, statim Romam profectus est, id. Att. 12, 18, 1; id. Fam. 2, 13, 2: dicebat, statim se iturum, simul ac ludorum apparatum iis tradidisset, id. Att. 15, 12, 1: proconsul ubique proconsularia insignia habet statim atque Urbem egressus est, Dig. 1, 16, 1: proconsules, statim quam Urbem egressi fuerint, habent jurisdictionem, ib. 1, 16, 2: semen statim cum spargitur, obruendum est, Pall. Apr. 3, 3.
          2. (γ) With abl. absol.: hoc sum aggressus statim Catone absoluto, Cic. Or. 10, 35: hostium navibus captis statim ex classe copias suas eduxit, Nep. Cim. 2, 3.
          3. (δ) With ab and abl.: statim a primā luce, Col. 11, 1, 17: a primā statim maturitate, Plin. 18, 7, 18, § 80: rami paene statim ab radice modici, id. 16, 10, 18, § 41.
            (ε) With post: exercitationes campestres statim post civilia bella omisit, Suet. Aug. 83: statim post putationem, Pall. Febr. 15 fin.
    1. * B. Rarely for recenter, modo, recently, newly, just: ventriculus vervecis statim occisi, Pall. 1, 35, 13.