ταχύς , εῖα, ύ, comp. θα?σσων, sup.
τάχιστος: quick, swift,
fleet.—Adv. comp. θᾶσσον, sup. τάχιστα:
quicker, most speedily;
ὅ ττι τάχιστα, ‘with all
speed,’ Il. 4.193, Od. 5.112; the comp. is also similarly
used for emphasis, Od. 7.152,
etc.