χάσκω
χάσκω,
Anacr. 14.8 ,
Ar. V. 1493 (anap.); subj.
A). χάσκῃς Id. Eq. 1032 (hex.); inf.
χάσκειν X. Eq. 10.7 ,(
ἐγ-)
Ar. V. 721 ; part.
χάσκων Sol. 13.36 ,
Hp. Art. 30 , f.l. in
Ar. Eq. 1018 (hex.),(
ἀνα-)
Id. Av. 502 (anap.): Ion. fem.
χασκευσα Herod. 4.42 Pap. (also Med.
χασκόμενοι Cass. Pr. 20 ): pres.
χαίνω only in late writers,
Phld. Rh. 2.189 S.,
Antig. Mir. 128 ,
AP 9.797 (
Jul.),
11.242 (
Nicarch.),
Gal. 7.686 ,
Gp. 10.30 tit., etc.,(
ἐπι-)
Luc. DMort. 6.3 ,(
περι-)
Ael. NA 3.20 : fut.
χᾰνοῦμαι (
ἐγ-)
Ar. Eq. 1313 (troch.),(
ἀνα-)
Hp. Steril. 217 ,
Superf. 29 , etc.: aor. 2
ἔχᾰνον Il. 4.182 , al.,
Hp. Art. 30 ,
S. Aj. 1227 ,
Ar. V. 342 (lyr.), etc.; aor. 1
ἔχᾱνα Aesop. 223 : pf.
κέχηνα Il. 16.409 ,
Hp. Coac. 487 , etc.; Dor. 3 pl.
κεχάναντι Sophr. 25 (Hdn.Gr.
2.793 cites
κεχήνετε from
Ar. Ach. 133 , and
A.D. Adv. 197.31 has
κέχαγκα): plpf.
ἐκεχήνεσαν Ar. Eq. 651 ; early Att.
)κεχήνη Id. Ach. 10 .—Used by
Hom. only in aor. 2
χάνοι, χανών, and pf. part.
κεχηνώς:—
yawn, gape, τότε μοι χάνοι εὐρεῖα χθών then
may earth
yawn for me, i.e. to swallow me,
Il. 4.182 ,
8.150 , cf.
17.417 ; esp. of
opening the mouth wide, [αἷμα] ἀνὰ στόμα καὶ κατὰ ῥῖνας πρῆσε χανών 16.350 ;
ἕλκ’ ἐκ δίφροιο κεχηνότα ib.
409 ;
ἐάλη τε χανών, of a lion,
20.168 ;
πρὸς κῦμα χανὼν ἀπὸ θυμὸν ὀλέσσαι, of one drowning,
Od. 12.350 : c. acc.,
στόμα χάσκων AP 11.418 (Trajan); of a wound, v.l. in
S. Fr. 508 ; of shellfish,
αἵ γα μὰν κόγχαι .. κεχάναντι πᾶσαι Sophr. l.c.;
ἐπεὰν ὁ κροκόδειλος .. χάνῃ .. πρὸς τὸν ζέφυρον Hdt. 2.68 ; of a goose,
πλατυγίζοντα καὶ κεχηνότα Eub. 115 ; of fruit,
burst with ripeness, M.Ant. 3.2 ,
Gp.l.c.
2). after
Hom.,
gape in eager expectation,
χάσκοντες κούφαις ἐλπίσι τερπόμεθα Sol.l.c.: freq. in Com.,
ὅτε δὴ ’κεχήνη προσδοκῶν τὸν Αἰσχύλον when
I was all agape, Ar. Ach. 10 ;
λύκος ἔχανεν the wolf
opened his mouth (for nothing), prov. of disappointed hopes,
Id. Fr. 337 , cf.
Eub. 15.11 ,
Euphro 1.30 : with Preps.,
πρὸς ταῦτα κεχηνώς Ar. Nu. 996 (anap.);
πρὸς ἄλλην τινὰ χάσκει Anacr. l.c., cf.
Ar. Eq. 651 ,
804 (anap.),
Porph. Marc. 9 , etc.;
ἔς τι (sc.
νόμισμα)
Philostr. VA 2.7 ;
ἄνω κεχηνώς, of a stargazer,
Ar. Nu. 172 , cf.
Av. 51 ,
Pl. R. 529b ;
ὧδε χὧδε χ. Herod. 4.42 ;
κεχηνότες gaping fools, Ar. Ra. 990 (lyr.), cf.
Eq. 261 (troch.),
V. 617 (anap.), and v.
Κεχηναῖοι. 4). metaph.,
ἀναπληροῦν τὸ κεχηνὸς τῆς ἑρμηνείας fill the
lacuna, A.D. Synt. 266.22 .
II). less freq.,
speak with open mouth, utter, c. acc.,
σὲ δὴ τὰ δεινὰ ῥήματ’. . καθ’ ἡμῶν .. χανεῖν; S. Aj. 1227 ;
τοῦτ’ ἐτόλμησεν χανεῖν; Ar. V. 342 (lyr.);
ὀϊζυρόν τι χανοῦσα Call. Ap. 24 .
III). in
Paus. 6.21.13 , if the text be correct, it must be trans.,
χανεῖν .. τὴν γῆν .. τὸ ἅρμα opened and swallowed the chariot.—Not in
A. (exc. in compd.
προς-, q.v.) or
E.; rare in early Prose, exc.
Hp.; once in
Hdt. (v. supr.
1.1 ).
ShortDef
yawn, gape
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Headword (normalized):
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Headword (normalized/stripped):
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χάσκω</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:14:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0237.tlg001:14.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anacr.</span> 14.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1493" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1493/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 1493 </a> (anap.); subj. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">χάσκῃς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1032" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1032/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1032 </a> (hex.); inf. <span class="quote greek">χάσκειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:10:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg013.perseus-grc1:10.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 10.7 </a> ,(<span class="etym greek">ἐγ-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:721" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:721/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 721 </a>; part. <span class="quote greek">χάσκων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:13:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0263.tlg001:13.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sol.</span> 13.36 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 30 </a>, f.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1018" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1018/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1018 </a> (hex.),(<span class="etym greek">ἀνα-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:502" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:502/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 502 </a>(anap.): Ion. fem. <span class="itype greek">χασκευσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:4:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:4.42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 4.42 </a> Pap. (also Med. <span class="quote greek">χασκόμενοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0733.tlg001:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0733.tlg001:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cass.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 20 </a> ): pres. <span class="orth greek">χαίνω</span> only in late writers, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 2.189 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span></span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0568.tlg001:128" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0568.tlg001:128/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antig.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mir.</span> 128 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.797 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span></span>), <span class="bibl"> 11.242 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nicarch.</span></span>), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 7.686 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gp.</span> 10.30 </span> tit., etc.,(<span class="etym greek">ἐπι-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:6:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066:6.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DMort.</span> 6.3 </a>,(<span class="etym greek">περι-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:3:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:3.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 3.20 </a>: fut. <span class="foreign greek">χᾰνοῦμαι </span>(<span class="etym greek">ἐγ-</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1313" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1313/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1313 </a> (troch.),(<span class="etym greek">ἀνα-</span>) <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Steril.</span> 217 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg038:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg038:29/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Superf.</span> 29 </a>, etc.: aor. 2 <span class="quote greek">ἔχᾰνον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.182/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.182 </a> , al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg010.perseus-grc1:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Art.</span> 30 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1227" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1227/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 1227 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:342" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:342/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 342 </a> (lyr.), etc.; aor. 1 <span class="quote greek">ἔχᾱνα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0096.tlg002:223" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0096.tlg002:223/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aesop.</span> 223 </a> : pf. <span class="quote greek">κέχηνα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:409" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.409/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.409 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg017:487" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg017:487/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Coac.</span> 487 </a>, etc.; Dor. 3 pl. <span class="quote greek">κεχάναντι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sophr.</span> 25 </a> (Hdn.Gr.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:2:793" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:2.793/canonical-url/"> 2.793 </a> cites <span class="foreign greek">κεχήνετε</span> from <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:133" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:133/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 133 </a>, and <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg002:197:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg002:197.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Adv.</span> 197.31 </a> has <span class="foreign greek">κέχαγκα</span>): plpf. <span class="quote greek">ἐκεχήνεσαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:651" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:651/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 651 </a> ; early Att. <span class="quote greek">)κεχήνη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 10 </a> .—Used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only in aor. 2 <span class="foreign greek">χάνοι, χανών,</span> and pf. part. <span class="foreign greek">κεχηνώς</span>:—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yawn, gape,</span> <span class="foreign greek">τότε μοι χάνοι εὐρεῖα χθών</span> then <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">may</span> earth <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yawn</span> for me, i.e. to swallow me, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.182/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.182 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:150" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.150/canonical-url/"> 8.150 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:417" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.417/canonical-url/"> 17.417 </a>; esp. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">opening the mouth wide,</span> <span class="quote greek">[αἷμα] ἀνὰ στόμα καὶ κατὰ ῥῖνας πρῆσε χανών</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:350" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.350/canonical-url/"> 16.350 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἕλκ’ ἐκ δίφροιο κεχηνότα</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:409" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:409/canonical-url/"> 409 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐάλη τε χανών,</span> of a lion, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:168" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.168/canonical-url/"> 20.168 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">πρὸς κῦμα χανὼν ἀπὸ θυμὸν ὀλέσσαι,</span> of one drowning, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:350" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.350/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 12.350 </a>: c. acc., <span class="quote greek">στόμα χάσκων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 11.418 </span> (Trajan); of a wound, v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:508" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:508/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 508 </a>; of shellfish, <span class="quote greek">αἵ γα μὰν κόγχαι .. κεχάναντι πᾶσαι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sophr.</span> </span> l.c.; <span class="quote greek">ἐπεὰν ὁ κροκόδειλος .. χάνῃ .. πρὸς τὸν ζέφυρον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.68 </a> ; of a goose, <span class="quote greek">πλατυγίζοντα καὶ κεχηνότα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 115 </a> ; of fruit, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">burst with ripeness,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001:3:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001:3.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">M.Ant.</span> 3.2 </a>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gp.</span>l.c. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> after <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gape</span> in eager expectation, <span class="foreign greek">χάσκοντες κούφαις ἐλπίσι τερπόμεθα</span> Sol.l.c.: freq. in Com., <span class="foreign greek">ὅτε δὴ ’κεχήνη προσδοκῶν τὸν Αἰσχύλον</span> when <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">I was all agape,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 10 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">λύκος ἔχανεν</span> the wolf <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">opened his mouth</span> (for nothing), prov. of disappointed hopes, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:337" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:337/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 337 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:15:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:15.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 15.11 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0460.tlg001:1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0460.tlg001:1.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Euphro</span> 1.30 </a>: with Preps., <span class="quote greek">πρὸς ταῦτα κεχηνώς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:996" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:996/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 996 </a> (anap.); <span class="quote greek">πρὸς ἄλλην τινὰ χάσκει</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anacr.</span> </span> l.c., cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:651" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:651/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 651 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:804" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:804/canonical-url/"> 804 </a> (anap.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg005:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg005:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Porph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Marc.</span> 9 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἔς τι</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">νόμισμα</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0638.tlg001:2.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VA</span> 2.7 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄνω κεχηνώς,</span> of a stargazer, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:172" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:172/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 172 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:51/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 51 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:529b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:529b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 529b </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὧδε χὧδε χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:4:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:4.42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 4.42 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κεχηνότες</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gaping fools,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:990" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:990/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 990 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:261" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:261/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 261 </a> (troch.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:617" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:617/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 617 </a> (anap.), and v. <span class="ref greek">Κεχηναῖοι.</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yawn</span> from weariness, ennui, or inattention, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 30 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὅταν σύ που ἄλλοσε χάσκῃς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1032" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1032/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 1032 </a> (hex.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:426" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:426/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 426 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χάσκεις αὐτός;</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">are</span> you <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">yawning? paying no attention?</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0476.tlg001:4:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0476.tlg001:4.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mnesim.</span> 4.22 </a> (anap.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="foreign greek">ἀναπληροῦν τὸ κεχηνὸς τῆς ἑρμηνείας</span> fill the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lacuna,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg004:266:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0082.tlg004:266.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Synt.</span> 266.22 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> less freq., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">speak with open mouth, utter,</span> c. acc., <span class="quote greek">σὲ δὴ τὰ δεινὰ ῥήματ’. . καθ’ ἡμῶν .. χανεῖν;</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1227" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1227/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 1227 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῦτ’ ἐτόλμησεν χανεῖν;</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:342" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:342/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 342 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ὀϊζυρόν τι χανοῦσα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 24 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:21:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:21:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 6.21.13 </a>, if the text be correct, it must be trans., <span class="foreign greek">χανεῖν .. τὴν γῆν .. τὸ ἅρμα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">opened and swallowed</span> the chariot.—Not in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> </span> (exc. in compd. <span class="foreign greek">προς-,</span> q.v.) or <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span></span>; rare in early Prose, exc. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span></span>; once in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> </span> (v. supr. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.1/canonical-url/"> 1.1 </a>).</div> </div><br><br>'}