ἄτακτος

A. not in battle-order, of troops, Hdt. 6.93, Th. 8.105 (Comp.).

2. not at one's post, Lycurg. 39.

II. undisciplined, disorderly, θόρυβος Th. 8.10; ποιεῖν τὴν πολιτείαν ἀτακτοτέραν Arist. Pol. 1319b15; irregular, πυρετός Hp. Coac. 26; οὐδὲν ἄ. τῶν φύσει Arist. Ph. 252a11; φθορὰ ἄ. casual, Id. HA 556a12; of sensual excess, irregular, inordinate, ἡδοναί, Ἀφροδίτη, Pl. Lg. 660b,840e; in Music, without rhythm, μελῳδίαι Aristid.Quint. 1.13; Medic., irregular, σφυγμός Gal. 8.458.

2. uncivilized, lawless, βίος Critias 25.1 D.

3. Math., ἄτακτα προβλήματα indeterminate, not admitting of a definite solution, Procl. in Euc. p.220 F.

B. Adv. ‐τως in an irregular, disorderly manner, of troops, ἀ. καὶ οὐδενὶ κόσμῳ προσπίπτοντες Th. 3.108; ἀ. διώκειν Id. 2.91; ἀτακτότερον προσπεσόντες Id. 6.97, cf. X. Cyr. 1.4.22, Hell.Oxy. 6.4; ἀ. φέρεσθαι Isoc. 1.32; οὐθὲν ἀ. θεῷ πράττεται Epicur. Ep. 3p.65U.

2. irregularly, of fevers, Hp. Epid. 1.7; ζῆν Isoc. 2.31.

3. Comp. ἀτακτοτέρως somewhat negligently, Demetr. Eloc. 53.