τάχος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[<b class="b3">ᾰ], εος, τό,</b> (ταχύς) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">swiftness, speed</b>, <b class="b3">ἵπποισι... οἷσιν Ἀθήνη νῦν ὤρεξε τ</b>. <span class="bibl">Il.23.406</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">515</span>; τ. καὶ βραδυτής <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>156c</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Ph.</span>228b29</span>, etc.: pl., <b class="b2">velocities</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>39d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span>893d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">τ. φρενῶν</b> <b class="b2">quickness</b> of temper, <b class="b2">hastiness</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>670</span>; ὁ χρόνος μάθησιν ἀντὶ τοῦ τάχους . . δίδωσι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>419</span>; f.l. in <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>944c</span>; <b class="b3">τ. τῆς ψυχῆς</b> <b class="b2">quickness</b> of apprehension, ib.<span class="bibl">689c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">τάχος</b> is freq. used in Adverbial phrases for <b class="b3">ταχέως</b>, abs. in acc., <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>58</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ag.</span>945</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eu.</span> 124</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Rh.</span>986</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HF</span>860</span> (troch.), etc.; also in dat., <b class="b3">τάχει ὁμοίως</b> <b class="b2">with like velocities</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>36d</span>: with Preps., διὰ τάχους <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>822</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.63</span>, etc.; ἐν τάχει <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>5.35</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>747</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>500</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.86</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>62</span> (<b class="b2">b</b>).<span class="bibl">10</span> (iii B.C.), etc.; εἰς τάχος <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.</span>3.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>686</span>, etc.; κατὰ τάχος <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.124</span>,<span class="bibl">152</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.73</span>; <b class="b3">κατὰ τὸ τ</b>. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>130.11</span> (iii B.C.); <b class="b3">τὸ τ</b>. (without <b class="b3">κατὰ</b>) ib. <span class="bibl">158.2</span>, <span class="bibl">166.4</span>, <span class="bibl">428.15</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PHib.</span>1.62.13</span> (all iii B.C.). etc.; μετὰ τάχους <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>332b</span>; <b class="b3">μετὰ παντὸς τ</b>. with all <b class="b2">speed</b>, POxy.2107.4 (iii A.D.); σὺν τάχει <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>853</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">OC</span> 885</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">904</span>: also with relatives, <b class="b3">ὡς τάχος</b>, = [[ὡς τάχιστα]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span> 27</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ch.</span>889</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.106</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>1187</span>; so ὅ τι τάχος <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.7</span>.<b class="b3">β</b>, <span class="bibl">Th. 7.42</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>60.8</span> (iii B.C.); ὅσον τάχος <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1373</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ᾗ</b> (Dor. <b class="b3">ᾇ</b>) τάχος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>6.23</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.14.68</span>: also ὡς τάχεος εἶχε ἕκαστος <span class="bibl">Hdt. 8.107</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Th.2.90</span>; ὡς εἶχον τάχους <span class="bibl">Id.7.2</span>; πῶς πρὸς ἄλληλα τάχους ἔχει <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>451c</span>.</span>