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τάχος

τάχος, τάχος, speed, swiftness

τάχος [ᾰ], εος, τό, (ταχύς)
  • swiftness, speed, ἵπποισι . ., οἷσιν Ἀθήνη νῦν ὤρεξε τ. Il. 23.406, cf. 515; τ. καὶ βραδυτής Pl. Tht. 156c, Arist. Ph. 228b29, etc.: pl., velocities, Pl. Ti. 39d, Lg. 893d.
      • 2 τ. φρενῶν quickness of temper, hastiness, E. Ba. 670; ὁ χρόνος μάθησιν ἀντὶ τοῦ τάχους . . δίδωσι Id. Supp. 419; f.l. in Pl. Lg. 944c; τ. τῆς ψυχῆς quickness of apprehension, ib. 689c.
    • II τάχος is freq. used in Adverbial phrases for ταχέως, abs. in acc., A. Th. 58, Ag. 945, Eu. 124, E. Rh. 986, HF 860 (troch.), etc.; also in dat., τάχει ὁμοίως with like velocities, Pl. Ti. 36d: with Preps., διὰ τάχους S. Aj. 822, Th. 1.63, etc.; ἐν τάχει Pi. N. 5.35, A. Pr. 747, S. OC 500, Th. 1.86, PCair.Zen. 62 (b). 10 (iii B.C.), etc.; εἰς τάχος X. Eq. 3.5, Ar. Ach. 686, etc.; κατὰ τάχος Hdt. 1.124, 152, Th. 1.73; κατὰ τὸ τ. PCair.Zen. 130.11 (iii B.C.); τὸ τ. (without κατὰ) ib. 158.2, 166.4, 428.15, PHib. 1.62.13 (all iii B.C.). etc.; μετὰ τάχους Pl. Prt. 332b; μετὰ παντὸς τ. with all speed, POxy. 2107.4 (iii A.D.); σὺν τάχει S. Aj. 853, OC 885 (lyr.), 904: also with relatives, ὡς τάχος, = ὡς τάχιστα, A. Ag. 27, Ch. 889, Hdt. 5.106, Ar. Lys. 1187; so ὅ τι τάχος Hdt. 9.7.βʹ, Th. 7.42, PCair.Zen. 60.8 (iii B.C.); ὅσον τάχος S. El. 1373, etc.; ᾗ (Dor. ᾇ) τάχος Pi. O. 6.23, Theoc. 14.68: also ὡς τάχεος εἶχε ἕκαστος Hdt. 8.107, cf. Th. 2.90; ὡς εἶχον τάχους Id. 7.2; πῶς πρὸς ἄλληλα τάχους ἔχει Pl. Grg. 451c.

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