κ1465Κεχήνη
I was open-mouthed
The contraction in kexh/nh [is] Attic. For they contract epsilon and alpha into eta, and it is a coalescence from kexh/nea. Those who are paying intense attention to something have their mouths open. It may be by way of…
Κεχήνη· ἡ συναίρεσις τοῦ κεχήνη Ἀττική. τὸ γὰρ ε καὶ α εἰς η συναιροῦσι, καὶ ἐστὶ συναλοιφὴ ἀπὸ τοῦ κεχήνεα. οἱ δὲ σφόδρα προσέχοντές τινι κεχήνασι. δύναται δὲ εἶναι κατὰ…