κατατᾰχέω,
A. accelerate,
PTeb. 19.13
(ii B.C.):— Pass. , ib. 24.29
(ii B.C.).
II. outstrip, overtake, τινὰ τῇ παρασκευῇ
Plb. 8.3.3
;escape by superior speed, Id. 1.47.8 ;κ. τινάc.part.,anticipatein doing, Id. 3.16.5 , 4.68.5 :— Pass. , κ. ὑπὸ τῆς ὀξύτητος τοῦ καιροῦ
D.S. 14.72
.
2. abs.,to be first, arrive first, πρὸς τὴν πύλην
Plb. 9.17.4
, cf. 1.86.8 ;come in time, Id. 3.86.3 , 9.18.3 : c.part.only, doquicklyorin good time, Id. 2.18.6 , 3.16.4 , etc.