Τραφὲν ὄρεσι καὶ φάραγξιν ἀγρίαις, κήρυξ πέφυκα τῆς λόγου ὑμνῳδίας. Φωνήν μὲν οὐκ ἔναρθρον, εὔηχον δ' ἔχω (Byzantine riddle) → Raised in the mountains and wild ravines, I have become the herald of hymns that are sung. I have no articulate voice...
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P. and V. τάχος, τό, P. ταχύτης, ἡ, V. ὠκύτης, ἡ; see speed. Quickness of hand: P. εὐχέρεια, ἡ. Quickness of intellect: P. ὀξύτης, ἡ, δριμύτης, ἡ, ἀγχίνοια, ἡ. Quickness in learning: P. εὐμάθεια, ἡ. Quickness of temper: V. ὀξυθυμία, ἡ, τάχος φρενῶν, τό.
