jocor
From LSJ
Ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
Latin > English
jocor jocari, jocatus sum V DEP :: joke, jest; say in jest; make merry
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
jŏcor,¹¹ ātus sum, ārī (jocus),
1 intr., plaisanter, badiner : Cic. Nat. 2, 46 ; Div. 2, 25 ; 2, 40, etc. ; jocansne an ita sentiens ? Cic. Ac. 2, 63, est-ce en plaisantant ou en parlant sérieusement ? cf. Cic. Br. 293
2 tr., dire en plaisantant : hæc jocatus sum Cic. Fam. 9, 14, 4, j’ai dit cela par manière de badinage, cf. Hor. S. 1, 5, 62 ; [avec prop. inf.] Quint. 5, 13, 46.
