sport
ὦ δυσπάλαιστον γῆρας, ὡς μισῶ σ' ἔχων, μισῶ δ' ὅσοι χρῄζουσιν ἐκτείνειν βίον, βρωτοῖσι καὶ ποτοῖσι καὶ μαγεύμασι παρεκτρέποντες ὀχετὸν ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν: οὓς χρῆν, ἐπειδὰν μηδὲν ὠφελῶσι γῆν, θανόντας ἔρρειν κἀκποδὼν εἶναι νέοις → Old age, resistless foe, how do I loathe your presence! Them too I loathe, whoever desire to lengthen out the span of life, seeking to turn the tide of death aside by food and drink and magic spells; those whom death should take away to leave the young their place, when they no more can benefit the world
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
Play: P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.
In drunken sport: P. μετὰ παιδιᾶς καὶ οἴνου (Thuc. 6, 28).
Speak in sport (as opposed to in earnest): P. and V. παίζων λέγειν.
Amusement: P. and V. διατριβή, ἡ.
Hunting: P. and V. θήρα, ἡ (Plat.), ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat.), V. κυνηγία, ἡ.
Met., sport of plaything of: Ar. and P. παίγνιον, τό (gen.), or use prey.
Object of mockery: P. and V. γέλως, ὁ, καταγέλως , ὁ, V. ὕβρισμα, τό.
v. intrans.
P. and V. παίζειν, V. ἀθύρειν (also Plat. but rare P.).
Frisk about: P. and V. σκιρτᾶν.
