εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)
P. and V. γελᾶν; (ἐπί, dat., or dat. alone), καταγελᾶν (gen.), σκώπτειν (Eur., Cyclops 675) (absol.), Ar. and P. χλευάζειν (acc.), ἐπισκώπτειν (acc.), V. κερτομεῖν; (acc.), διαγελᾶν (acc.); see mock.
