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speed
v. trans.
Hasten:
P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν, ἐπείγειν.
Help on:
P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν ; see help.
Prosper:
P. and V. ὀρθοῦν, κᾰτορθοῦν.
Speed on the way:
P. and V. πέμπειν, προπέμπειν.
Speed on a message:
P. and V. πᾰραγγέλλειν.
V. intrans. P. and V. ὁρμᾶν, ὁρμᾶσθαι, ἐπείγεσθαι, ἵ̄εσθαι (rare P.), ἁ̆μιλλᾶσθαι (rare P.), φέρεσθαι, Ar. and V. τείνειν, ἐγκονεῖν, τᾰχύ̄νειν, σπεύδειν (rare P.), ᾄσσειν (rare P.), ἐπᾴσσειν (rare P.), ὄρνυσθαι, V. σπέρχεσθαι, ἀΐσσειν, ὀρούειν, ἐφορμαίνειν, θοάζειν, σῠθῆναι (aor. pass. of σεύειν), ἐπισπεύδειν ; see also run.
Met., fare (of things): P. and V. χωρεῖν, ἔχειν.
Of persons:
P. and V. πράσσειν, ἔχειν, πάσχειν.
Speed away, fly away:
P. and V. ἀ̆νᾰπέτεσθαι (Plat.), ἐκπέτεσθαι (Plat.), διᾰπέτεσθαι (Plat.), Ar. and P. ἀ̆ποπέτεσθαι (Plat.).
Rush away:
V. ἀ̆πᾴσσειν.
Speed through, fly through:
Ar. and V. διᾰπέτεσθαι (acc.).
Rush through:
Ar. and V. διᾴσσειν (gen. Ar. absol.).
speed
subs.
Rate of motion:
P. φορά, ἡ.
Hurry:
P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, τά̆χος, τό, P. ταχύτης, ἡ, V. ὠκύτης, ἡ.
Speed of foot:
V. ποδώκεια, ἡ (also Xen.).
At full speed, at a run:
P. and V. δρόμῳ, or use adj., Ar. and V. δρομαῖος.
As speedily as possible:
P. and V. ὡς τά̆χιστα; see under speedily.

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