λόγῳ ἀναλίσκω τὸν χρόνον τῆς ἡμέρας → waste the day in idle talk, consume the duration of the day with talk
hard to make out: P. and V. αἰνιγματώδης. V. αἰνικτός; see obscure.
speaking in riddles: V. ποικιλῳδός, ῥαψῳδός.
