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παῖγμα

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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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Transliteration A: paîgma Transliteration B: paigma Transliteration C: paigma Beta Code: pai=gma

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό,

   A play, sport, λωτὸς ὅταν . . παίγματα βρέμῃ whene'er the pipe sounds its sportive strains, E.Ba.161(lyr.); Λύδια π. λύρας Lyr.Alex.Adesp.37.15.    II 'child's play', τὸ τοιοῦτο π. τῶν λόγων Polystr.p.28 W.

German (Pape)

[Seite 438] τό, Spiel, Scherz, ἱερὰ παίγματα, Eur. Bacch. 160.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

παῖγμα: τό, παίγνιον, παιδιά, διασκέδασις, λωτὸς ὅταν εὐκέλαδος παίγματα βρέμῃ, ὅταν ὁ αὐλὸς παίζῃ τοὺς παιγνιώδεις ἤχους του, Εὐρ. Βάκχ. 161.