φιλοπαίγμων

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τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.

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Full diacritics: φῐλοπαίγμων Medium diacritics: φιλοπαίγμων Low diacritics: φιλοπαίγμων Capitals: ΦΙΛΟΠΑΙΓΜΩΝ
Transliteration A: philopaígmōn Transliteration B: philopaigmōn Transliteration C: filopaigmon Beta Code: filopai/gmwn

English (LSJ)

ον, gen. ονος, (παίζω)

   A fond of play, sportive, ὀρχηθμός Od.23.134; ὀρχηστῆρες Hes.Fr.198, cf. Ar.Ra.333 (lyr.), Them.Or.24.301c, Lib.Decl.30.68: of the lion, πρὸς τὰ σύντροφα καὶ συνήθη σφόδρα φ. Arist.HA629b11: epith. of Pan, BCH50.240 (Thasos, iii/ii B. C.). The more Att. form φιλοπαίσμων occurs in Pl.R.452e, Cra.406c; cf. Poll.5.161. Adv. -μόνως ibid.