1. In that place, istic (in letters; of the place to which the letter is going): illic (of a third place): ibi (there, when a place has been already mentioned; as, Demaratus fled from Corinth to Tarquinii, and there settled, Demaratus fugit Tarquinios Corintho, et ibi fortunas suas constituit).
2. Employed for emphasis with the verb substantive. What is there? quid (quidnam) est? is there any news? num quidnam novi? there is (one), are (some)... who, etc., est, plur., sunt, non desunt (there are not wanting, etc.): inveniuntur, reperiuntur (there are found), qui, etc. (followed by the indicative, when the relation of the predicate to the subject is represented as actual, but by the subjunctive when this is represented only as necessary or possible; e.g., there is a God who forbids, est Deus, qui vetat: there are philosophers who maintain, sunt philosophi qui dicunt: there are persons who maintain, sunt, qui dicant; i. e., who are ready to maintain, who would maintain: whereas dicunt would represent their maintaining as a fact): there are cases or instances in which, etc., est ubi (followed by a subjunctive): there is no ground or reason for, etc., non est (causa), cur (followed by a subjunctive): there is a point up to which, etc., est quatenus (followed by a subjunctive; ☞ Grotef., § 236, 6; Zumpt, § 563; Krebs, § 45): there is nothing more doubtful, nihil est magis dubium: there is no third, nihil tertium est (whereas tertium non datur = no third is granted or conceded): there is no happiness without virtue, vita beata sine virtute nulla est: there are very few (many) springs in this country, fontes in hac regione rari (frequentes) sunt: there is abundance of fruit this year, hic annus fecundissimus est; magnum proventum frugum fructuumque annus hic attulit (after Plin., Ep., 1, 13, 1).