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|Definition=-ατος, τό, ([[χαίνω]])<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[yawning chasm]], [[gulf]], <b class="b3">χ. μέγα</b>, of Tartarus, Hes.''Th.''740; Ταρτάρου.. ἄβυσσα χ. E.''Ph.''1605; χ. γῆς [[Herodotus|Hdt.]] 7.30; τὰ χ. τῆς γῆς [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Phaedo|Phd.]]'' 111e; [[χθονός]], [[πέτρας]], [[Euripides|E.]]''[[Ion]]'' 281, ''IT''626; σεισμοὶ καὶ χάσματα Jul.Laod. in ''Cat.Cod.Astr.''1.134.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[open]], [[gaping mouth]], χ. θηρός E.''HF''363 (lyr.); as forming a helmet, Id.''Rh.''209; of a [[yawning gulf]], χάρυβδις.. ἄρμα περιβαλοῦσα χάσματι Id.''Supp.''501; Σκύλλης χάσμασιν ''AP''11.379 (Agath.); <b class="b3">χ. φάρυγος</b>, of a lion, ib.6.218 (Alc.); χ. ὀδόντων ''Anacreont.''24.4, etc.<br><span class="bld">III</span> generally, [[any wide opening]], θυρέτρων χ. ἀχανές Parm.1.18; also, [[expanse]], of the sky and sea, χ. πελάγεος τὸ δὴ Αἰγαῖον καλέεται [[Herodotus|Hdt.]] 4.85; τὸ χ. τοῦ οὐρανοῦ [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 614d.