Ἀτάκτημα
(an) irregularity
Translated by Jennifer Benedict24 Mar 2002Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] disorder.
"[Because] of no irregularity having happened in the beginning."1
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] ataktos ["irregular"].
Those who are overly officious in their dealings with the general public and who do something beyond what is proper are called ataktoi ["irregulars"]. But the orators, even when there is an engagement in war, do not compose the engagement in order, but however it happened, randomly and in confusion.2
"[Because] of no irregularity having happened in the beginning."1
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective] ataktos ["irregular"].
Those who are overly officious in their dealings with the general public and who do something beyond what is proper are called ataktoi ["irregulars"]. But the orators, even when there is an engagement in war, do not compose the engagement in order, but however it happened, randomly and in confusion.2