quickly, presently, forthwith, freq. in Hom., who, like Pi. (O. 2.29, 4.83, al.) and B. (5.89), uses it only of time, Il. 1.205, 2.193, al.; ἦ τ. soon iʼfaith, Od. 18.73, 338; of past time, τ. δʼ Ἕκτορος ἄγχι γένοντο Il. 8.117: also in Trag.and (more rarely) Att. Prose and Com., with fut., τάχʼ εἴσομαι A. Th. 261, cf. Ag. 489, 1649, Ch. 305, S. OT 84, Ar. Ra. 527, Pl. Sph. 247d, etc.; ἔοικα θεσπιῳδήσειν τ. A. Ag. 1161; πέμψον πρὸς ἐμὲ τ. Sammelb. 7356.25 (ii A.D.); in this sense not found in LXX
perhaps, to express any contingency from a probability to bare possibility, δὶς μὲν γὰρ καὶ τρὶς τ. τεύξεαι Hes. Op. 401; τ. οὐδὲ τεθέασθε τυραννουμένην πόλιν Pl. Lg. 711a, cf. Hp. Ma. 303b, X. An. 5.2.17, Theoc. 27.61, Bion Fr. 4.8, Gal. 16.685,690: more freq. τάχʼ ἄν, probably, perhaps, Hdt. 1.70, al., freq. in Trag. and Att.; mostly with opt., as Hdt. l.c., A. Pr. 314, Eu. 512 (lyr.), S. OT 139, Th. 1.81, etc.; rarely with aor. ind., Pl. Phdr. 256c, Gal. 16.596; with impf. ind., D. 36.55; wit
Sup. τάχιστα, v. ταχύς C. II.
Ar. formed an acc. pl. τάχας, perhaps-es, Fr. 869.