πεσσεύω

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χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him | when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain | when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn

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Transliteration A: pesseúō Transliteration B: pesseuō Transliteration C: pesseyo Beta Code: pesseu/w

English (LSJ)

Att. πεττ-,

   A play at draughts, Heraclit.52, Pl.Alc.1.110e, R.487b, X.Mem.3.9.9, etc.: prov., τύχη ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττεύει fortune gambles with human affairs, Ph.2.85.

German (Pape)

[Seite 603] att. -ττεύω, mit den Steinen, πεσσοῖς, im Brett spielen, indem man sie nach den Spielregeln setzt und zieht; Plat. Rep. VI, 487 b; Xen. Mem. 3, 9, 9; Pol. 40, 7, 2 u. Sp.; auch übertr., wie Philo, τύχης ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττευούσης.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

πεσσεύω: Ἀττ. πεττ-, παίζω τοὺς πεσσοὺς (ἴδε ἐν λέξ. πεσσός), Πλάτ. Ἀλκ. 1. 110Ε, Πολ. 487Β, Ξεν Ἀπομν. 3. 9, 9, κτλ.· παροιμ., τύχη ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττεύει, παίζει μὲ τὰ πράγματα τῶν ἀνθρώπων, Φίλων 2. 85.

French (Bailly abrégé)

jouer au trictrac.
Étymologie: πεσσός.

Greek Monolingual

και πεττεύω Α πεσσός
1. παίζω πεσσούς
2. (για την τύχη) ρυθμίζω τη ζωή τών ανθρώπων σαν να είναι τυχερό παιχνίδι.