2. theAdv.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.ταχύasAdv., 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 , BGU 956.3 (bothiii A.D.);ἄρτι ἄρτι τ. τ. Arch.Pap. 5.393
(ii A.D.); alsoτάχα(q.v.).
4. theAdj. ταχύςis freq. construed with Verbs, where we should use theAdv., 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. :
1. the formτᾰχύτερος,α,ον, is used by Hdt. , ἐποίησα ταχύτερα ἢ σοφώτερα
3.65
, cf. 7.194 ; also in Arist. Mu. 394b3 , Arr. Ind. 9.6 , Aret. SD 1.16 , but not in good Att. ;ταχύτερονasAdv., Hdt. 4.127 , 9.101 , Hp. Prog. 17 .
2. the more usual form isθάσσων, neut.θᾶσσον, gen.ονος, Att.
θάττων, neut.θᾶττον, Il. 15.570 , 13.819 (elsewh. onlyneut. in Hom. ), etc.:—neut. asAdv., freq. in Hom. , Od. 2.307 , al.;θᾶσσον ἂν . . κλύοιμι sooner, i.e.rather, would I hear, S. Ph. 631 ;θᾶσσονalso 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 quickerthan 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
;ταχύταταasAdv., X. HG 5.1.27 codd., Antiph. 87 codd.; but both passages have been corrected.
2. the usual form isτάχιστος,η,ον, used by Hom. only in neut. pl.τάχισταasAdv.,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.; soὅσον 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. IG 12.76.23 , 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
