μετὰ τάχους

τάχος [ᾰ], εος, τό, ([etym.] ταχύς)

A swiftness, speed, ἵπποισι.., οἷσιν Ἀθήνη νῦν ὤρεξε τ. Il.23.406, cf. 515;

τ. καὶ βραδυτής Pl.Tht. 156c

, Arist. Ph. 228b29, etc.: pl., velocities, Pl.Ti. 39d, Lg. 893d.

2 τ. φρενῶν quickness of temper, hastiness, E.Ba. 670;

ὁ χρόνος μάθησιν ἀντὶ τοῦ τάχους.. δίδωσι Id.Supp. 419

; f.l. in Pl.Lg. 944c; τ. τῆς ψυχῆς quickness of apprehension, ib. 689c.

II τάχος is freq. used in Adverbial phrases for ταχέως, abs. in acc., A.Th.58, Ag. 945, Eu. 124, E.Rh. 986, HF 860 (troch.), etc.; also in dat., τάχει ὁμοίως with like velocities, Pl.Ti. 36d: with Preps.,

διὰ τάχους S.Aj. 822

, Th.1.63, etc.;

ἐν τάχει Pi.N.5.35

, A.Pr. 747, S.OC 500, Th.1.86, PCair.Zen.62 (b).10 (iii B.C.), etc.;

εἰς τάχος X.Eq.3.5

, Ar.Ach. 686, etc.;

κατὰ τάχος Hdt.1.124

, 152, Th.1.73; κατὰ τὸ τ. PCair.Zen.130.11 (iii B.C.); τὸ τ. (without κατὰ) ib. 158.2, 166.4, 428.15, PHib.1.62.13 (all iii B.C.). etc.;

μετὰ τάχους Pl.Prt. 332b

; μετὰ παντὸς τ. with all speed, POxy.2107.4 (iii A.D.);

σὺν τάχει S.Aj. 853

, OC 885 (lyr.), 904: also with relatives, ὡς τάχος, = ὡς τάχιστα, A.Ag. 27, Ch. 889, Hdt.5.106, Ar.Lys. 1187; so

ὅ τι τάχος Hdt.9.7

.β, Th. 7.42, PCair.Zen.60.8 (iii B.C.);

ὅσον τάχος S.El. 1373

, etc.; ᾗ ([dialect] Dor. ᾇ)

τάχος Pi.O.6.23

, Theoc.14.68: also

ὡς τάχεος εἶχε ἕκαστος Hdt. 8.107

, cf. Th.2.90;

ὡς εἶχον τάχους Id.7.2

;

πῶς πρὸς ἄλληλα τάχους ἔχει Pl.Grg. 451c

.

τάχος, ους, τό (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; TestSol 7:3 D; Just., D. 68, 3)

① a very brief period of time, with focus on speed of an activity or event, speed, quickness, swiftness, haste, μετὰ τάχους with speed (Pla., Prot. 332b, Leg. 944c; POxy 2107, 4 [III A.D.]) MPol 13:1.—ἐν τάχει (Pind., Aeschyl. et al.; Galen, CMG V/9/2 p. 25, 25 al.; ins, pap, LXX; Jos., Ant. 6, 163; 17, 83) quickly, at once, without delay Ac 10:33 D; 12:7; 17:15 D; 22:18; 1 Cl 48:1; 63:4.—τάχει (Tetrast. Iamb. 2, 6, 1 p. 287; SibOr 1, 205; in Plut., Caes. 717 [20, 4], Lys. 438 [11, 2] w. the addition of πολλῷ, παντί; cp. Just., D. 68, 3 σὺν τάχει) quickly Rv 2:5 v.l. (s. Tdf.).—τὸ τάχος as acc. of specification, adverbially (very) quickly, without delay (PHib 62, 13; PPetr II, 9, 2, 9; PSI 326, 12; 495, 17; 18 [all III B.C.]; LXX; Jos., Ant. 13, 8. Without the art. as early as Aeschyl.) 1 Cl 53:2; B 4:8; 14:3 (w. all three cp. Ex 32:7).

② pert. to a relatively brief time subsequent to another point of time, ἐν τάχει as adverbial unit soon, in a short time Lk 18:8; Ro 16:20; 1 Ti 3:14; Rv 1:1; 22:6; 1 Cl 65:1; shortly Ac 25:4. Cp. ταχύς 2.—DELG s.v. ταχύς. M-M.