χάσμα, ατος, τό, (χαίνω)
yawning chasm, gulf, χ. μέγα, of Tartarus, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; χθονός, πέτρας, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
open, gaping mouth, χ. θηρός [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; as forming a helmet, [
Refs]; of a
yawning gulf, χάρυβδις. ἄρμα περιβαλοῦσα χάσματι [
Refs 6th c.AD+]; χ. φάρυγος, of a lion,[
Refs 7th c.BC+]
III) generally,
any wide opening, θυρέτρων χ. ἀχανές [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; also,
expanse, of the sky and sea, χ. πελάγεος τὸ δὴ Αἰγαῖον καλέεται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]