γελοιάζω
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
only pres., jest, LXX Ge.19.14, Aristarch. ap. Ath.2.39e, Plu.2.231c, Arr.Epict.3.16.4, Jul.Caes.306b, Procop.Arc.9.
Spanish (DGE)
bromear ἔδοξεν δὲ γελοιάζειν ἐναντίον τῶν γαμβρῶν αὐτοῦ LXX Ge.19.14, σκώπτειν καὶ γ. Ath.39e, cf. Plu.2.231c, Arr.Epict.3.16.4, Poll.5.161, 6.122, 9.148, Moer.119, Iul.Caes.306b, Gr.Nyss.Eun.2.523, Procop.Arc.9.15, Hsch.s.u. γελυνμάξαι.
German (Pape)
[Seite 479] lächerliche Dinge sagen, Spaß machen, καὶ σκώπτειν Aristarch. bei Ath. II, 39 e; Plut. u. a. Sp.; nach Möris hellenistische Form.
French (Bailly abrégé)
seul. prés.
plaisanter, faire le bouffon.
Étymologie: γέλοιος.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
γελοιάζω: шутить, балагурить Plut.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
γελοιάζω: μόνον κατ’ ἐνεστ., χαριεντίζομαι, λέγω ἀστεῖα, σκώπτω, Ἀρίσταρχ. παρ’ Ἀθην. 39Ε, Πλούτ. 2. 231C.
