adverb
dehinc
dehinc (not comparable)
Classical[ˈdɛi̯ŋk]Ecclesiastical[deˈiŋk]
Meaning
- not comparablefrom here, from here on in, hence, henceforth, from this time on, in the future, at a later stage (in the story)
nēmō est quem iam dehinc metuam
There's nobody I'm going to be afraid of after this.c. 209 BCE, Plautus, Asinaria 1.1.95 - not comparableso now
- not comparableimmediately afterward, afterwards, after that, thereafter, thereupon, then, next
Eurum ad sē Zephyrumque vocat; dehinc tālia fātur:
He summons to himself Eurus and Zephyrus; thereupon he speaks such [words]: …. (Pronounce “dehinc” as monosyllabic in this context.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.131 - not comparablethen, next (in order)
- not comparablefrom this place on, from here on
post eōs Aethiopās esse, dehinc loca exūsta sōlis ārdōribus
Further to the south are Ethiopians, and from here on lands scorched by the sun's heat.c. 40 BCE, Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Jugurthinum 19.6
dĕ-hinc (in the poets freq. monosyllabic, e. g. Verg. A. 1, 131; 1, 256; Ov. F. 6, 788 al.; cf. App. Orth. 45. Dissyllabic in Verg. G. 3, 167; id. A. 3, 464; 5, 722; id. Hor. S. 1, 3, 104; id. A. P. 144; Sil. 8, 473 al.).—
I. Adv., from this place forth, from here, hence.
I. In space.
A. Lit. (not ante-Aug. and rare):
interiora Cedrosii, dehinc Persae habitant, Mel. 3, 8, 4; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38: dehinc ab Syria usque ad, etc., Tac. A. 4, 5. —B. Transf.
1. In the order of succession (poet.):
ex fumo dare lucem Cogitat ut speciosa dehinc miracula promat, Hor. A. P. 143; Sil. 8, 473.—2. Like our hence, to indicate a consequence (only in the foll. places):
sequi decretum'st, dehinc conjicito ceterum, Plaut. Casin. 1, 6; Ter. And. 1, 2, 19.—II. In time, with or without respect to the terminus a quo (freq. in Plaut. and Ter. and since the Aug. period; not in Cic., Caes., or Quint.).
A. With respect to the term. a quo, from this time forth, henceforth, henceforwards (in the future, opp. abhinc).
(a). Cum futuro:
si ante quidem mentitus est, nunc jam dehinc erit verax tibi, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 161; cf.: at ut scias, nunc dehinc latine jam loquar, id. ib. 5, 2, 69; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 33.—(b). Cum praes.:
profecto nemo est, quem jam dehinc metuam, Plaut. Asin. 1, 1, 98; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 5; so, ut quiescant, id. And. prol. 22: ne exspectetis, id. Ad. prol. 22: cf.: juro me L. Tarquinium Superbum ferro, igni, quacunque dehinc vi possim, exsecuturum, Liv. 1, 59.—(g). With imperat.:
at nunc dehinc scito, illum, etc., Plaut. Asin. 5, 2, 8; cf. id. Poen. prol. 125. —b. Referring to a point of time in the past, thenceforwards, since then:
cum ex instituto Tiberii omnes dehinc Caesares beneficia ... aliter rata non haberent, Suet. Tit. 8: duplex dehinc fama est, id. Calig. 58. —B. Without respect to the term. a quo, pointing to a future time.
1. Hereupon, afterwards, next, then (not anteAug.):
Eurum ad se Zephyrumque vocat, dehinc talia fatur, Verg. A. 1, 131; 1, 256; 5, 722; 6, 678; Hor. S. 1, 3, 104: dehinc audito legionum tumultu raptim profectus, etc., Tac. A. 1, 34; 13, 35; 15, 36; Suet. Caes. 35: post-positum, Tac. A. 4, 14; 13, 23; 13, 38: quae postquam vates sic ore effatus amico est, Dona dehinc ... imperat ad naves ferri, Verg. A. 3, 464: de qua dehinc dicam, Suet. Aug. 97; id. Ner. 19.— 2. In enumerations ( = deinde), then (rare, and, excepting once in Sall., not anteAug.):
arduum videtur res gestas scribere: primum quod ... dehinc quia, etc., Sall. C. 3, 2; so after primum, Verg. G. 3, 167; after primo, Suet. Aug. 49 fin.: incipiet putrescere, dehinc laxata ire in humorem ... tunc exsilient flumina, inde, etc., Sen. Q. N. 3, 29.—Cf. Hand, Turs. II. pp. 229-232.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
de-hinc (monosyi., V., O.), adv.,
from this time, henceforth, hereafter, for the future: nunc dehinc spero aeternam inter nos gratiam Fore, T.: ne exspectetis argumentum, for the rest, T.: Tarquinium quācunque dehinc vi possim, exsequi, L.— Hereupon, afterwards, next, then: Eurum vocat, dehinc talia fatur, V.: absistere bello coeperunt, H. — In enumerations, then, next: bellum scripturus sum, primum quia ... dehinc quia, etc., S.: post eos ... dehinc, S.: primum ... dehinc, V.—In succession: ut speciosa dehinc miracula promat, i. e. make impressive by proper order, H.—Hence, accordingly: hic dies alios mores postulat, dehinc postulo, etc., T.
Origins
Univerbation of dē (“down from”) + hinc, with apocope of + -ce and vowel contraction.