ὠκύς — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ὠκύςεῖαep.έαύadj ep.fem.gen.pl.compar.superl.also of persons or thingscharacterised by the ability to move quicklyof divinities, esp. Iris and Ares, of heroes, esp. Achilles, their limbs, feet or wingsquick, speedyHom. Hes. Ibyc. Emp. E. AR.of persons, esp. messengers, their limbs or feetHom. Hes. Thgn. B.fr. E. Theoc.of chariots, horses or their feet, of ships or oarsHom. Hes. Archil. Thgn. Lyr. E.of arrowsHom. Pi. Call.of movement or changeSimon. of birds, esp. the hawk or eagle, of wingsquickHom. Lyr.of other animals, esp. deer, hounds, of their limbs, snakes' jawsOd. Pi. Call. AR. of the sun's rays, blasts of wind, turbulent waterquickEleg. Lyr.adesp. Pi.fr. AR.fig., of the word of the MusesAr. of persons, other agentsmoving or acting quicklyin performing a task, going somewhere, or sim., freq. quasi-advbl.quick, speedySimon. S. E. Hellenist.poet.of persons in their thinking, of minds or thoughthHom. Pi. AR.of Ares, meton.ref. to an armyE. of incantationstaking effect speedilyswift-workingAR. of events, processesoccurring within a short space of timeof a marriage, decided in a racequick, speedyPi.of the accomplishment of what is ordainedPi.of deathIl.quasi-advbl., of life leaving a bodyIl.of an opportunityA.passing quicklyof the flower of youthfleetingThgn. ὦκαadvsuperl. ref. to movt.quickly, swiftlyHom. hHom. Call. AR.ref. to timewithout delay, at once, straightawayHom. hHom. Thgn. Call. AR. soon, before longHom. hHom. AR. Theoc. ὠκέωςadv quickly, swiftlyArchil. Pi.

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quick, swift, fleet

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ὠκύς

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ὠκύς

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ωκυς

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-27506

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