κωμῳδέω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[treat after the manner of]] [[κωμῳδοί]]: hence, [[satirize]], [[lampoon]], [[ridicule]], κωμῳδεῖ τὴν πόλιν ἡμῶν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>631</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>395e</span>, <span class="bibl">452d</span>, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>13.43</span>, etc.; κ. τοὺς τραγῳδούς <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Po.</span>1458b32</span>; κ. τινὰ ἐπί τινι <span class="bibl">Ath.8.344e</span>, cf. Sch.<span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>42</span>: abs., <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>557</span>:—Pass., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">V.</span>1026</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ra.</span>368</span>, Plu.2.712a, etc.; <b class="b3">μὴ κωμῳδεῖσθαι ὀνομαστί τινα</b> Sch.<span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1297</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ κοινὸν καὶ κεκωμῳδημένον</b>, of the parasites, <span class="bibl">Alex. 116.2</span>; [[κεκωμῳδημένα]] [[made matter for comedy]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>816d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">κωμῳδεῖν τὰ δίκαια</b>, = [[κωμῳδοῦντα εἰπεῖν τὰ δ]]., <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>655</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> generally, [[make fun of]], [[ridicule]], <span class="bibl">Lys.24.18</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> to [[be a]] κωμῳδός 3, [[write comedies]], c. acc. cogn., κ. κωμῳδίας <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Pisc.</span>25</span>; [[write in a comedy]] (introducing a quotation), <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Vit.</span>p.38</span> J.</span>