ταχινός
ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, poet. and late Prose for ταχύς, φρένες, ἴουλοι, Theoc.2.7, Call.Jov.56, cf. A.R.2.1044, LXX Wi.13.2, al., 2 Ep.Pet.2.1, Cat.Cod.Astr.1.137, etc.: Sup.
A -ώτατος Arat.289: neut. pl. ταχινά, = τάχα, Theoc.14.40.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1075] poet. statt ταχύς; Ἑρμῆς, Alex. Aet. 5, 11; λαγωσφαγίη, Agath. 28 (VI, 167); πόνος, Arab. 1 (Plan. 39); ταχινά, adverbial, = τάχα.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
τᾰχῐνός: ἡ, όν, ποιητ. ἀντὶ ταχύς, Θεόκρ. 2. 7, Καλλ. εἰς Δία 56, κλπ.· ὑπερθετ. ταχινώτατος Ἄρατ. 289· - οὐδ. πληθ. ταχινά, = τάχα, Θεόκρ. 14. 40. ― Καθ’ Ἡσύχ.: «ταχινοί· γοργοί».
English (Strong)
from τάχος; curt, i.e. impending: shortly, swift.
English (Thayer)
ταχινή, ταχινόν, from Theocritus down, swift, quick: of events soon to come or just impending, Sirach 18:26).
