λόγῳ ἀναλίσκω τὸν χρόνον τῆς ἡμέρας → waste the day in idle talk, consume the duration of the day with talk
Ar. and P. ῥήτωρ, ὁ, P. πολιτικός, ὁ.
be a statesman, v.: Ar. and P. πολιτεύεσθαι.