διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit
adv.
Compassionately: V. ἐλεινῶς. Gently: P. and V. ἠπίως, P. φιλανθρώπως, πράως, V. εὐφρόνως, πρευμενώς.