ἀχανής

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πᾶσα γυνὴ τοῦ λύχνου ἀρθέντος ἡ αὐτή ἐστι → all women are the same in the dark, all women are the same when the lights go out

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Full diacritics: ἀχᾰνής Medium diacritics: ἀχανής Low diacritics: αχανής Capitals: ΑΧΑΝΗΣ
Transliteration A: achanḗs Transliteration B: achanēs Transliteration C: achanis Beta Code: a)xanh/s

English (LSJ)

ές, (χάσκω, χανεῖν)

   A not opening the mouth, of one mute with astonishment, Hegesipp.Com.1.25, Plb.7.17.5, Luc.Icar.23, Alciphr. 3.20; also δι' ἀχανοῦς through a narrow opening, Thphr.Vent.29.    II yawning, κρημνός Timae. 28; χάσμα AP9.423 (Bianor), J.AJ7.10.2; without a lid, Hero Aut.28.4; wide-mouthed, τεῦχος Diocl. ap. Orib. 5.4.2, cf. Antyll.ib.44.8.12; open, ἀ. καὶ ἀνώροφος νεώς D.C.37.17; open, unoccupied, of building land, POxy.1702.3 (iii A. D.); χάσμα Parm.1.18; σκότος LXX Wi.19.17, cf. Lyr.Anon.in PFay.2ii20; τὸ ἀχανές the yawning gulf, Arist.Mete.367a19; ἡ ἀ. χώρα Ph.1.7; ἀχανές· τὸ μὴ ἔχον στέγην . . ἐπὶ τοῦ λαβυρίνθου, S.Fr.1030; ὄψει πάντα ἀχανῆ PMag.Par.1.1107.    2 generally, vast, immense, στράτευμα Plu. 2.866b; πέλαγος Id.Cic.6, Jul.Or.4.142c.

German (Pape)

[Seite 417] ές (χαίνω), 1) den Mund nicht öffnend, geschlossen, Theophr.; vor Staunen nicht redend, stumm, neben ἄφωνος Hegesipp. bei Ath. VII, 290 d; Pol. 7, 17 u. öfter; Luc. Icarom. 33. – 2) mit α euphon., nach den Alten intensiv., weit gähnend, bes. Sp., πέλαγος Plut. Alex. 31 u. oft, wie χώρα, στράτευμα, πεδίον; εἰς ἀχανές, ins Weite, in die Ferne, Arist. Meteorl. 1, 3, 16. Nach B. A. p. 28 brauchte es Soph. frg. 852 = μὴ ἔχων στέγην ἢ ὄροφον.