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
ἀλληλοπαθής: -ές, ὁ ἀμοιβαῖον πάθος δηλῶν, ὅρος γραμμ.