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παιγνία

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Οὔτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν → I was not born to hate, but to love.

Sophocles, Antigone, 523
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Full diacritics: παιγνία Medium diacritics: παιγνία Low diacritics: παιγνία Capitals: ΠΑΙΓΝΙΑ
Transliteration A: paignía Transliteration B: paignia Transliteration C: paignia Beta Code: paigni/a

English (LSJ)

Ion. -ιη, ἡ,

   A play, sport, game, Hdt.1.94, 2.173, LXX Jd.16.27, Phld.Rh.2.50 S.    II = ἑορτή, Ar.Lys.700.

German (Pape)

[Seite 438] ἡ, Spiel, Scherz, Spott, Her. 1, 94. 2, 173 u. Sp. – Auch = Fest, τῇ 'κάτῃ ποιοῦσα παιγνίαν, Ar. Lys. 700.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

παιγνία: Ἰων. -ίη, ἡ, παιδιά, παιγνίδιον, Ἡρόδ. 1, 94., 2. 173· πρβλ. παιδιά. ΙΙ. = ἑορτή, Ἀριστοφ. Λυσ. 700, Ἡρώνδ. ΙΙΙ, 55.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ας (ἡ) :
jeu, amusement.
Étymologie: παίζω.