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|Full diacritics=προσπαίζω
|Medium diacritics=προσπαίζω
|Low diacritics=προσπαίζω
|Capitals=ΠΡΟΣΠΑΙΖΩ
|Transliteration A=prospaízō
|Transliteration B=prospaizō
|Transliteration C=prospaizo
|Beta Code=prospai/zw
|Definition=fut. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> -παίξομαι <span class="bibl">App.<span class="title">BC</span>4.118</span>: aor. προσέπαισα <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Euthd.</span>283b</span>, <span class="bibl">Alciphr.3.65</span>; also <b class="b3">προσέπαιξα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">5</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Caes.</span>63</span>:—<b class="b2">play</b> or <b class="b2">sport with</b>, τινι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>3.1.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>278b</span>; of a partridge, <span class="bibl">Porph.<span class="title">Abst.</span>3.4</span>: metaph., <b class="b3">προσπαίζουσα τοῖς ὤμοις κόμη</b> <b class="b2">playing over</b>, <span class="bibl">Poll.2.25</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> abs., <b class="b2">sport, jest</b>, π. ἐν λόγοις <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>262d</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span> 653e</span>, <span class="bibl">804b</span>; opp. <b class="b3">σπουδάζειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>283b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">laugh at, make fun</b> or <b class="b2">sport of</b>, τινι <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Epit.</span>182</span>, Plu.2.197d, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Caes.</span>63</span>; <b class="b2">satirize</b>, τινι <span class="bibl">D.L.4.61</span>, <span class="bibl">7.164</span>:—Med., App. l.c. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> c. acc., <b class="b3">θεοὺς π</b>. <b class="b2">sing to</b> the gods, <b class="b2">sing in</b> their <b class="b2">praise</b> or <b class="b2">honour</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Epin.</span>980b</span>: c. dupl. acc., <b class="b3">ὕμνον προσεπαίσαμεν . . τὸν . . Ἔρωτα</b> <b class="b2">sang</b> a hymn <b class="b2">in praise of</b> Eros, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>265c</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">banter</b>, τοὺς ῥήτορας <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mx.</span>235c</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Euthd.</span>285a</span>; <b class="b3">π. τὸν κύνα, τὸν ἄρκτον</b>, <b class="b2">tantalize</b>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Dom.</span>24</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>4.45</span>.</span>
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