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1 ταχέως
ταχέως adv. of ταχύς, positive (Hom.+; pap, LXX; En 98:16; TestSol 6:5 D; TestAbr.; JosAs cod. A 16, 2 and ch. 19 [p. 63, 5; 69, 6 Bat.]; ApcMos 21).—Comp. τάχιον ([ταχεῖον Sod. and Vog.; τάχειον t.r. Hippocr., Mul. Morb. 1, 2; Epicurus in Diog. L. 10, 98; Diod S 13, 106, 1; oft. in colloq. speech in general, incl. ViHab 8 [p. 86, 11 Sch.]; Jos., Bell. 5, 537, Ant 2, 142 al.; ins, pap; Wsd 13:9; 1 Macc 2:40; TestIss 6:3. This form was rejected by the Atticists; the Attic form θᾶττον [also 2 Macc; AssMos Fgm. f; Philo, Aet. M. 30; Jos., Ant. 12, 143—WSchmidt 505], which replaced the Homeric θᾶσσον, is found in our lit. only 1 Cl 65:1a; MPol 13:1.—B-D-F §61, 1; 244, 1; W-S. §11, 3; Mlt-H. 164).—Superl. τάχιστα only once (Ac 17:15 s. 1c below), in an expr. taken fr. the literary lang. (B-D-F §60, 2; 244, 1; 453, 4; Rob. 488; 669.—Alcaeus 70, 15 D.2; Menand., Per. 537 S. [287]; Arrian., Anab. 6, 2, 2; Ael. Aristid. 24, 26 K.=44 p. 833 D.; SIG 1168, 4 [IV B.C.]; PSI 360, 12 [252/251 B.C.]; 792, 10; 3 Macc 1:8; TestSol 6:3 D; Jos., Vi. 16). In some instances there may be semantic overlap between mngs. 1 and 2.① pert. to a very brief extent of time, with focus on speed of actionⓐ positiveα. in a favorable sense quickly, at once, without delay, soon (Diod S 13, 106, 4; 17, 4, 6; En 98:16; EpArist 291; Jos., Bell. 7, 31; Ant.9, 51) Lk 14:21; 15:22 D; 16:6; J 11:31; B 3:4; AcPl Ha 3, 4; οὓτως ταχέως AcPlCor 2:2 (cp. Gal 1:6 under β).β. in a remonstrative sense too quickly, too easily, hastily (Pr 25:8; Wsd 14:28; SibOr Fgm. 1, 2) Gal 1:6 (cp. AcPlCor 2:2 under α); 2 Th 2:2; 1 Ti 5:22; Pol 6:1.ⓑ comp.α. more quickly, faster Hb 13:19. τάχ. τοῦ Πέτρου faster than Peter J 20:4. The comparison is supplied fr. the context, more quickly (than the others), be the first to … MPol 13:2. θᾶττον ἤ more quickly than 13:1. As quickly, as soon as possible (TestIss 6:3; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 1, 14) 1 Cl 65:1a (θᾶττον) and b (τάχιον). All the more quickly MPol 3:1.β. without any suggestion of comparison quickly, soon, without delay (PGM 4, 1467 θᾶττον; Jos., Vi. 310 θᾶσσον) J 13:27; difft. Mussies 128: ‘very quickly’; Hm 10, 1, 6.ⓒ superl. ὡς τάχιστα as soon as possible Ac 17:15.② pert. to a future point of time that is subsequent to another point of time, with focus on brevity of interval rather than on speed of activity, soonⓐ positive 1 Cor 4:19; Phil 2:19 (τ. πέμπ. as Plut., Mor. 612e), 24; 2 Ti 4:9.ⓑ comp. τάχιον without any suggestion of comparison 1 Ti 3:14 v.l.; Hb 13:23.—DELG s.v. ταχύς. M-M. -
2 ταχύνετ'
ταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj act 2nd pl (epic)ταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres imperat act 2nd plταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres ind act 2nd plταχύ̱νεται, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj mid 3rd sg (epic)ταχύ̱νεται, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres ind mp 3rd sgταχύ̱νετο, ταχύνωmake quickly: imperf ind mp 3rd sg (homeric ionic)ταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: imperf ind act 2nd pl (homeric ionic) -
3 ταχύνη
ταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj mid 2nd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj act 3rd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres subj mp 2nd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres ind mp 2nd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres subj act 3rd sg -
4 ταχύνῃ
ταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj mid 2nd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj act 3rd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres subj mp 2nd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres ind mp 2nd sgταχύ̱νῃ, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres subj act 3rd sg -
5 τάχυν'
τάχῡνε, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres imperat act 2nd sgτάχῡναι, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor imperat mid 2nd sgτάχῡνα, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor ind act 1st sg (homeric ionic)τάχῡνε, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor ind act 3rd sg (homeric ionic)τάχῡνε, ταχύνωmake quickly: imperf ind act 3rd sg (homeric ionic) -
6 θοάν
θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc nom sg (doric aeolic)θοάζωmove quickly: fut inf actθοόςquick: masc /fem gen pl (doric) -
7 θοᾶν
θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc nom sg (doric aeolic)θοάζωmove quickly: fut inf actθοόςquick: masc /fem gen pl (doric) -
8 θοάζουσ'
θοάζουσα, θοάζωmove quickly: pres part act fem nom /voc sg (attic epic doric ionic)θοάζουσι, θοάζωmove quickly: pres part act masc /neut dat pl (attic epic doric ionic)θοάζουσι, θοάζωmove quickly: pres ind act 3rd pl (attic epic doric ionic)θοάζουσαι, θοάζωmove quickly: pres part act fem nom /voc pl (attic epic doric ionic) -
9 ταχυνούσας
ταχυνούσᾱς, ταχύνωmake quickly: fut part act fem acc pl (attic epic doric)ταχυνούσᾱς, ταχύνωmake quickly: fut part act fem gen sg (doric)ταχῡνούσᾱς, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres part act fem acc pl (attic epic doric ionic)ταχῡνούσᾱς, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres part act fem gen sg (doric) -
10 ταχύνετε
ταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj act 2nd pl (epic)ταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres imperat act 2nd plταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres ind act 2nd plταχύ̱νετε, ταχύνωmake quickly: imperf ind act 2nd pl (homeric ionic) -
11 ταχύνω
ταχύ̱νω, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor subj act 1st sgταχύ̱νω, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres subj act 1st sgταχύ̱νω, ταχύνωmake quickly: pres ind act 1st sgταχύ̱νω, ταχύνωmake quickly: aor ind mid 2nd sg (homeric ionic) -
12 ταχέως
+ D 0-5-3-3-20=31 Jgs 9,48; 2 Sm 17,18.21; 2 Kgs 1,11quickly, without delay, soon Jgs 9,48; too quickly, too easily, hastily Prv 25,8; τάχιον quicker, soonerWis 13,9; quickly, soon 1 Mc 2,40ὡς τάχιστα as quickly as possible 3 Mc 1,8 -
13 ταχύς
I of motion, swift, fleet, opp. βραδύς,1 of persons and animals, either abs., Il.18.69, etc.; or more fully,πόδας ταχύς 13.249
, 482, 17.709, etc.;ταχὺς ἔσκε θέειν Od.17.308
; θείειν τ. Il.16.186, Od.3.112; κύνες, ἔλαφος, πτώξ, ἵππος, Il.3.26, 8.248, 17.676, 23.347, etc.;οἰωνόν, ταχὺν ἄγγελον 24.292
, cf. Od.15.526; τ. βαδιστής a quick walker, E.Med. 1182; σφοδροὶ καὶ τ. X.Cyr.2.1.31.2 of things,τ. πόδες Il.6.514
, cf. Od.13.261, etc.; τ. ἰός, ὀϊστοί, Il.4.94, Od.22.3, etc.; ;- ύτατα ἅρματα Pi.O.1.77
; νῆες, τριήρεις, Hdt.8.23, Th.6.43, etc.; [ἴχνος] τὸ τοῦ ποδὸς μὲν βραδύ, τὸ τοῦ δὲ νοῦ ταχύ E. Ion 742
.II of thought and purpose, quick, hasty, : c. inf., βλάπτειν τ. Ar.Ra. 1428;τ. βουλεῦσαί τι ἀνήκεστον Th.1.132
, cf. 118, Luc. Dem.Enc.12; alsoτ. πρὸς ὀργήν Plu.Cat.Mi.1
; τὸ ταχύ speed, haste, E.Ph. 452, X.Eq.7.18, etc.2 of actions, events, etc., rapid, sudden, ; ᾅδης, μόρος, E.Hipp. 1047, Mosch.3.26;πόλεμος Th.4.55
, 6.45;φυγή Id.4.44
; ; short, τ. ἐλπίδες fleeting hopes, Pi.P.1.83;ἐπαυρέσεις Th.2.53
; ;ταχεῖ σὺν χρόνῳ S.OC 1602
; τ. διήγησις short, rapid, Arist. Rh. 1416b30.B Adv.,1 regul. τᾰχέως, quickly, opp. βραδέως, Il.23.365, Hes.Th. 103, etc.:—rarely in sense perhaps (cf.τάχα 11
), Plb.16.25.8.2 the Adv. is also expressed by periphr., διὰ ταχέων in haste, Th.1.80, 3.13, Pl.Ap. 32d, X.An.1.5.9;ἐκ ταχείας S.Tr. 395
; cf.τάχος 11
.3 neut. ταχύ as Adv., Pi.P.10.51, N.1.51, S.Ph. 349, E.HF 885 (lyr.), Ar.Eq. 109, Gal.16.665, etc.; ἤδη ἤδη τ. τ. Sammelb. 4321.21, BGU956.3 (both iii A.D.); ἄρτι ἄρτι τ. τ. Arch.Pap.5.393 (ii A.D.); also τάχα (q.v.).4 the Adj. ταχύς is freq. construed with Verbs, where we should use the Adv.,ταχέες δ' ἱππῆες ἄγερθεν Il.23.287
;ταχεῖά γ' ἦλθε χρησμῶν πρᾶξις A.Pers. 739
;ὁρμάσθω ταχύς S.Ph. 526
; δεῦρ' ἀφίξεται τ. Id.OC 307;τ. χάρις διαρρεῖ Id.Aj. 1266
, cf. Th.2.75, 5.66.C Degrees of Comparison:I [comp] Comp.:1 the form [full] τᾰχύτερος, α, ον, is used by Hdt., , cf. 7.194; also in Arist.Mu. 394b3, Arr.Ind.9.6, Aret.SD1.16, but not in good [dialect] Att.; ταχύτερον as Adv., Hdt.4.127, 9.101, Hp. Prog.17.2 the more usual form is [full] θάσσων, neut. θᾶσσον, gen. ονος, [dialect] Att. [full] θάττων, neut. θᾶττον, Il.15.570, 13.819 (elsewh. only neut. in Hom.), etc.:—neut. as Adv., freq. in Hom., Od.2.307, al.; θᾶσσον ἂν.. κλύοιμι sooner, i.e. rather, would I hear, S.Ph. 631; θᾶσσον also often stands for the Positive, Il.2.440, Od.15.201, 16.130, Pi.P.4.181, Ar.Nu. 506, V. 187, Ra.94; οὐ θᾶσσον οἴσεις; i.e. make haste and bring, S.Tr. 1183, cf. OT 430; θᾶττον νοήματος quicker than thought, X.Mem.4.3.13, cf. Ar.V. 824, etc.; with a Conj., ὅτι θᾶσσον, like ὅτι τάχιστα, Theoc.24.48; ἐπειδὴ θᾶττον συνεσκότασεν as soon as.., D.54.5;ἐπειδὰν θ. συνιῇ τις Pl.Prt. 325c
;ὅταν θ. φθέγγηται ὁ κόκκυξ Arist.HA 563b17
, cf. 611a5; ἐὰν or ἢν θ. as soon as.., X.Cyr.3.3.20, An.6.5.20, Pl.Alc.1.105a; ἂν θ. Men. Pk. 174; εἰ θ. Pl.Ep. 324b; ὡς θ. Plb.1.66.1, 3.82.1; θ. rarely = sooner than, before, ἐξήλαυνον μεσημβρίας οὐ πολλῷ τινι θ. Aristid. Or.51 (27).13 (cf. τάχιον infr. 3).3 the form [full] ταχίων [pron. full] [ῑ], neut. ιον, is freq. in late Prose, as LXX Wi.13.9, 1 Ma.2.40, Ph.Bel.69.14, 17, 73.23, Gem.1.20, D.H.6.42, D.S.20.6, J. (v. infr.), Plu.2.240d, Ev.Jo. 20.4, Alciphr.3.4; also in Hp.Mul.1.1, Men.402.16; but condemned by Phryn.58, Hdn.Philet.p.436 P.; τὴν ταχίονα τῆς τροφῆς παράθεσιν earlier, sooner, Gal.19.206:—Adv. τάχιον earlier, πλέεται.. περὶ τὸν Σεπτέμβριον μῆνα.., οὐδὲν δὲ κωλύει κἂν τ. Peripl.M.Rubr. 24; τ. τῆς ὑποσχέσεως sooner than they had promised, Rev.Ét.Gr. 6.159 ([place name] Iasus);τ. τοῦ παραγγέλματος J.BJ4.4.2
;εἰς μακρὸν αὐτῶν γῆρας καὶ βίου μῆκος ὅμοιον τοῖς τ. ἐπερχομένων Id.AJ1.3.7
;ἀποπαύεται οὔτε τ. ἐτῶν τεσσαράκοντα οὔτε βράδιον ἐτῶν πεντήκοντα Sor. 1.20
, cf. 48, al.; formerly,ἐπεσκεύασαν τὸ παρόχιον,.. τ. γενόμενον γυμνάσιον IGRom.3.639
(Lycia, ii A.D.), cf. 4.1517 ([place name] Sardis), 1632.14 ([place name] Philadelphia), 1665.5 ([place name] Tira), Keil-Premerstein Dritter Bericht p.79 (iii A.D.), Hermes 63.229 ([place name] Callatis); cf. supr. 2 fin.II [comp] Sup.:1 the form [full] ταχύτατος is rare,ταχύτατα ἅρματα Pi.O.1.77
; ταχύτατα as Adv., X.HG5.1.27 codd., Antiph.87 codd.; but both passages have been corrected.2 the usual form is [full] τάχιστος, η, ον, used by Hom. only in neut. pl. τάχιστα as Adv., most quickly, most speedily, ὅττι τάχιστα as soon as may be, as soon as possible, Il.4.193, 9.659, al.;ὅτι τάχιστα S.OT 1341
(lyr.), Th.3.31, etc.; so ὅσον τ. A.Ch. 772, S. OT 1436, etc.; ᾳ (prob.) τ. Pi.O.13.79; ὅπως τ. A.Ag. 605, S.OT 1410, Ar.V. 167; ὡς τ. IG12.76.23, Hdt.1.210, Th.4.15, E.Rh. 147, X.An.1.3.14: these are ellipt. phrases, as may be seen from the foll. examples,ὡς δυνατόν ἐστι τάχιστα Pl.Lg. 710b
, X.Cyr. 5.4.3; ᾗ δυνατὸν τ. Id.HG6.3.6; ὡς or ᾗ ἠδύνατο τ. Id.Cyr.3.2.14, An.1.2.4; ὡς δύναιτο τ. Hdt.1.79; ὡς or ᾗ ἂν δύνωμαι τ. X.HG4.1.38, Cyr.7.1.9, cf. IG12.106.18.b τάχιστα after Particles of Time, as soon as, ἐπεὶ ([dialect] Ion. ἐπεί τε) , Hdt.1.27,75, 7.163, X.An.7.2.6, PCair.Zen.34.12 (iii B.C.); ἐπειδὴ τ. Pl.Prt. 310d, Is.9.3, D.27.16, etc.; ἐπεὰν τ. Hdt.4.134, 7.129, 8.144; ἐπὰν τ. X.An.4.6.9; ἐπειδὰν τ. Id.Cyr.1.3.14, An.3.1.9; ὅταν τ. Id.Cyr.4.5.33: also ὡς τ. separated by one or more words,ὡς ἡμέρη τ. ἐγεγόνεε Hdt.1.11
, cf. 19, 47,65, al., X.Cyr.1.3.2, Mem.1.2.16, al.;ὡς δὲ τ. ἐξῆλθε.. κόρον ἔτεκε IG42(1).121.4
(Epid., iv B.C.);ὡς γὰρ τ. εἰσῆλθον Men.Pk. 287
;ὡς ἂν τ. λάβῃς τὴν ἐπιστολήν PCair.Zen.241.1
(iii B.C.); but ὡς τ. γὰρ ἀπεδήμησας ib.472.7 (iii B.C.); ὅπως τ. A.Pr. 230:—the same notion is sometimes expressed by the part., ἀπαλλαγεὶς τάχιστα, = ὡς ἀπηλλάγη τ., Plu.Dem.8, cf. 25.3 freq. also in Prose, τὴν ταχίστην (in full,τὴν τ. ὁδόν X.An.1.2.20
, Luc.Rh.Pr.4 ) as Adv., by the quickest way, i.e. most quickly, Hdt. 1.24,73,81,86, Hyp.Eux.7, Men. Pk.75, Plb.1.33.4, etc. (Cf. Lith. (dial.) deñgti, Lett. diêgt, both = 'run quickly', Polish dążyć 'hurry'.) -
14 αμφιτροχάσας
ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάωrevolve: pres part act fem acc pl (doric)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάωrevolve: pres part act fem gen sg (doric)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάωrevolve: aor part act masc nom /voc sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάζωrun quickly: fut part act fem acc pl (doric)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάζωrun quickly: fut part act fem gen sg (doric)ἀμφιτροχάσᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάζωrun quickly: aor part act masc nom /voc sg (attic epic ionic) -
15 ἀμφιτροχάσας
ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάωrevolve: pres part act fem acc pl (doric)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάωrevolve: pres part act fem gen sg (doric)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάωrevolve: aor part act masc nom /voc sg (attic epic doric ionic aeolic)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάζωrun quickly: fut part act fem acc pl (doric)ἀμφιτροχά̱σᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάζωrun quickly: fut part act fem gen sg (doric)ἀμφιτροχάσᾱς, ἀμφί-τροχάζωrun quickly: aor part act masc nom /voc sg (attic epic ionic) -
16 επιτετροχασμένα
ἐπί-τροχάζωrun quickly: perf part mp neut nom /voc /acc plἐπιτετροχασμένᾱ, ἐπί-τροχάζωrun quickly: perf part mp fem nom /voc /acc dualἐπιτετροχασμένᾱ, ἐπί-τροχάζωrun quickly: perf part mp fem nom /voc sg (doric aeolic) -
17 ἐπιτετροχασμένα
ἐπί-τροχάζωrun quickly: perf part mp neut nom /voc /acc plἐπιτετροχασμένᾱ, ἐπί-τροχάζωrun quickly: perf part mp fem nom /voc /acc dualἐπιτετροχασμένᾱ, ἐπί-τροχάζωrun quickly: perf part mp fem nom /voc sg (doric aeolic) -
18 θοών
θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc voc sgθοάζωmove quickly: fut part act neut nom /voc /acc sgθοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc nom sg (attic epic ionic)θοόςquick: fem gen plθοόςquick: masc /neut gen plθοόωmake sharp: pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)θοόωmake sharp: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)θοόωmake sharp: pres part act masc nom sgθοόωmake sharp: pres inf act (doric) -
19 θοῶν
θοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc voc sgθοάζωmove quickly: fut part act neut nom /voc /acc sgθοάζωmove quickly: fut part act masc nom sg (attic epic ionic)θοόςquick: fem gen plθοόςquick: masc /neut gen plθοόωmake sharp: pres part act masc voc sg (doric aeolic)θοόωmake sharp: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (doric aeolic)θοόωmake sharp: pres part act masc nom sgθοόωmake sharp: pres inf act (doric) -
20 θοάζετε
θοάζωmove quickly: pres imperat act 2nd plθοάζωmove quickly: pres ind act 2nd plθοάζωmove quickly: imperf ind act 2nd pl (homeric ionic)
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