to play

Greek Verb

παίζω (παῖς), [in LXX: Gen.21:9 26:8, Exo.32:6 (צָחַק pi.); and more frequently (Jdg.16:25, al.) for (שָׂחַק pi;] prop, to play as a child, hence, generally, to play (as with singing and dancing): 1Co.10:7 (LXX) (cf. ἐμ-παίζω). (AS)

to play

Greek Verb

παίζω, Doric dialect παίσδω [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: Laconian dialect present participle genitive plural feminine παιδδωἇν [Refs 5th c.BC+]future παιξοῦμαι Syrac. in [Refs 5th c.BC+], παίξομαι [LXX+3rd c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔπαισα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect πέπαικα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect passive πέπαισμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also aorist ἔπαιξα [LXX+5th c.BC+]: perfect πέπαιχα [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, aorist ἐπαίχθην [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: perfect πέπαιγμαι [Refs]; infinitive πεπαῖχθαι Timarch. cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+] uses only present and imperfect, and (in [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist imperative παίσατ; Trag. only present: (παῖς):—properly, play like a child, sport, τῇ δέ θ᾽ ἅμα Νύμφαι. ἀγρονόμοι παίζουσι [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) especially dance, παίσατε [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, ἀλλὰ πέπαισται μετρίως ἡμῖν, of the chorus, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) play [a game], σφαίρῃ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κύβοις ἐπὶ συνθήκαις π. Ctes.[same place]; ἀντ᾽ ἀστραγάλων κονδύλοισι π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. διὰ γραμμῆς (see. γραμμή[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετά τινων with others, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; κύνα καὶ πόλιν π, of a game similar to our draughts, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) play on a musical instrument, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dance and sing, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) play amorously, πρὸς ἀλλήλους [LXX+5th c.BC+]; of mares, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 6) hunt, pursue game, π. κατ᾽ ἄλσος [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) jest, sport, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σπουδάζω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σπουδῇ λέγω, [Refs]; παίζετε ταῦτα λέγοντες (opposed to σπουδάζετε) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρός τινα make fun with a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. εἴς τι play with a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with adjective neuter, τοιαῦτα ἔπαιζον σπουδῇ πρὸς ἀλλήλους [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle παίζων is frequently absolutely, jestingly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σπουδάζων, [Refs] —passive, ὁ λόγος πέπαισται has been made up as a jest (variant for{πέπλασται}), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταῦτα πεπαίσθω ὑμῖν enough of jest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεπαῖχθαι τὴν λέξιν Timarch. [same place]; τοῦτο τὸ παιζόμενον 'as the joke is', [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.2) with accusative, play with, make sport of, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3) Grammars, of words played upon or coined for the joke's sake, οἱ κωμῳδοὶ παίζειν εἰώθασι τὰ τοιαῦτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to sport (as a boy); play; from g3816 (παῖς)