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γελοιαστής

From LSJ

Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height

Diodorus Siculus, 4.61.7
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Full diacritics: γελοιαστής Medium diacritics: γελοιαστής Low diacritics: γελοιαστής Capitals: ΓΕΛΟΙΑΣΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: geloiastḗs Transliteration B: geloiastēs Transliteration C: geloiastis Beta Code: geloiasth/s

English (LSJ)

γελοιαστοῦ, ὁ, jester, buffoon, Ptol. Megalop.2, LXX Jb.31.5, Poll.5.128, prob. in Luc.Merc.Cond. 4.

Spanish (DGE)

-οῦ, ὁ
bromista, burlón, bufón συμπότας φησὶ ... προσαγορεύεσθαι γελοιαστάς Ptol.Megalop.2, πεπορευμένος μετὰ γελοιαστῶν LXX Ib.31.5, ἀντὶ γελοιαστοῦ, σύννους Gr.Naz.M.36.617B, cf. Poll.5.128, Hsch.s.uu. γελοῖος, ἴθυμβος, κυριττοί, φλύαξ.

German (Pape)

[Seite 479] ὁ, Spaßmacher, Possenreißer, Ath. VI, 246 c; VLL.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

γελοιαστής: -οῦ, ὁ, γελωτοποιός, σκώπτης, Ἀθήν. 246C, Πολυδ. Ε΄, 128, Ἑβδ.

Greek Monolingual

γελοιαστής, ο (AM, Μ και θηλ. γελιάστρια, η) γελοιάζω
ο γελωτοποιός.