Κέχηνα
I gape
Translated by Catharine Roth28 Sep 2003Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
Equivalent to I accept, or I beg.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κέχηνα· ἐν ἴσῳ τῷ προσδέχομαι, ἢ δέομαι.
Betacode
*ke/xhna: e)n i)/sw| tw=| prosde/xomai, h)\ de/omai.
Notes
- From a scholion on Aristophanes, Acharnians 30, where the headword occurs (web address 1). Similarly in Hesychius.
For Aristophanic use ofxa/skw in the perfect tense, see also kappa 1462, kappa 1463, kappa 1464, kappa 1467.