διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit
adj.
P. and V. γενναῖος, ἐλεύθερος, P. ἐλευθέριος, μεγαλόψυχος, μεγαλόφων, V. εὐγενής.