not in battle-order,
ἄτακτ-ος,ον,
A. not in battle-order,of troops, Hdt. 6.93 , Th. 8.105 ( Comp. ).
2. not at one's post,
Lycurg. 39 .
II. undisciplined, disorderly,
θόρυβος
Th. 8.10
; ποιεῖν τὴν πολιτείαν ἀτακτοτέραν
Arist. Pol. 1319b15
;irregular,
πυρετός
Hp. Coac. 26
; οὐδὲν ἄ. τῶν φύσει
Arist. Ph. 252a11
; φθορὰ ἄ. casual,
Id. HA 556a12
; of sensual excess,irregular, inordinate, ἡδοναί, Ἀφροδίτη,
Pl. Lg. 660b , 840e ; in Music,without rhythm,
μελῳδίαι
Aristid.Quint. 1.13
; Medic.,irregular,
σφυγμός
Gal. 8.458
.
2. uncivilized, lawless,
βίος
Critias 25.1
D.
3. Math., ἄτακτα προβλήματα indeterminate, not admitting of a definite solution,
Procl. in Euc. p.220
F.
B. Adv. -τως in an irregular, disorderly manner,of troops, ἀ. καὶ οὐδενὶ κόσμῳ προσπίπτοντες
Th. 3.108
; ἀ. διώκειν
Id. 2.91
; ἀτακτότερον προσπεσόντες
Id. 6.97
, cf. X. Cyr. 1.4.22 , Hell.Oxy. 6.4 ; ἀ. φέρεσθαι
Isoc. 1.32
; οὐθὲν ἀ. θεῷ πράττεται
Epicur. Ep. 3p.65U.
2. irregularly,of fevers, Hp. Epid. 1.7 ; ζῆν
Isoc. 2.31
.
3.
Comp.
ἀτακτοτέρως somewhat negligently,
Demetr. Eloc. 53
.
