ĕā-tĕnus, adv. [is], designates the limit to which an action or condition extends,
I so far (rare; perh. not before Cic., for in Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 50, the right reading is protenus); followed by quatenus , Cels. 2, 10; Dig. 47, 2, 92: caules lactucae ab imo depurgatos eatenus, qua tenera folia videbuntur, etc., Col. 12, 9, 1; followed by qua , id. 4, 7, 2; id. Arb. 8, 2; Quint. 1, 11, 1.— With quoad : hoc civile, quod vocant, eatenus exercuerunt, quoad populum praestare voluerunt, Cic. Leg. 1, 4, 14; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3; id. Univ. 11.—With ut , to such a degree , to that extent : verba persequens eatenus, ut ea non abhorreant a more nostro, Cic. Opt. Gen. 7 fin. ; Cels. 5, 26; Col. 5, 1, 3.—Cf. with ne , Cels. 6, 6; Suet. Tib. 33; Just. 5, 10.—
II Of time, so long , hitherto (late Lat.), Capitol. Gordian. 22; Oros. 6, 1.