Χασμᾷ
you are gaping
Translated by Jennifer Benedict16 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] you are thinking lofty thoughts, you have your mind on other things.1 Also [sc. attested is] xaska/zeis ["you are gawking"]. Aristophanes [writes]: "you are gawking at the treasurer."2
Also [sc. attested is] "you would gape."3
Also [sc. attested is] "you would gape."3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Χασμᾷ· μετεωροφρονεῖς, περὶ ἄλλα τὴν διάνοιαν ἔχεις. καὶ Χασκάζεις· Ἀριστοφάνης· σὺ δὲ χασκάζεις τὸν κωλακρέτην. καί, Χασμήσῃ σύ.