τὸ δ' ἐξαίφνης τὸ ἐν ἀναισθήτῳ χρόνῳ διὰ μικρότητα ἐκστάν → suddenly refers to what has departed from its former condition in a time imperceptible because of its smallness
sēmĭ-cŭbĭtālis: e, adj. cubitum,
I a half-cubit long: hastile, Liv. 42, 65, 9.
sēmĭcŭbĭtālis, e, d’une demi-coudée : Liv. 42, 65, 9.
