Play

v. trans.

Act a part: P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι.

Play Antigone: P. Ἀντιγόνην ὑποκρίνεσθαι.

Play (a piece): P. ὑποκρίνεσθαι, ἀγωνίζεσθαι (Dem. 418 and 449).

Play the second part: Ar. δευτεριάζειν.

Play third rate parts: P. τριταγωνιστεῖν.

met., play the coward: P. and V. κακίζεσθαι, ψιλοψυχεῖν, P. μαλακίζεσθαι, ἀποδειλιᾶν.

Play the man: P. ἀνδραγαθίζεσθαι.

Play a mean part: P. and V. κακύνεσθαι.

Play a part, pretend: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι.

Play a game: Ar. and P. παιδιὰν παίζειν.

Play a double game, met.: P. ἐπαμφοτερίζειν.

Play the harp: Ar. and P. κιθαρίζειν.

Play the pipe: P. and V. αὐλεῖν.

Play pipe to: Ar. προσαυλεῖν (Eccl. 892).

V. intrans. Play (as children): P. and V. παίζειν V. ἀθύρειν (also Plat. but rare P.).

Act in jest: P. and V. παίζειν.

Play an instrument: Ar. and P. ψάλλειν.

The flute girl played: Ar. αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε (Vesp. 1219).

Gamble: Ar. and P. κυβεύειν.

Play at: P. παίζειν (dat.).

Play at dice: P. ἀστραγάλοις παίζειν (Plat., Alci. I. 110^B).

Play into—not thinking they were playing into the hands of Agoratus: P. οὐκ οἰόμενοι Ἀγοράτῳ συμπράσσειν ( Lys. 138).

Play off—play off the Greeks one against another: P. αὐτοὺς περὶ ἑαυτοὺς τοὺς Ἕλληνας κατατρῖψαι (Thuc. 8, 46).

Play on (play on words, etc.): P. κομψεύεσθαι (acc.), V. κομψεύειν (acc.); see also play upon.

Play upon, turn to account: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).

Play with, mock: P. and V. παίζειν πρός (acc.), P. προσπαίζειν (dat.).

V. intrans. Move about: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι; see Move, Hover.

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subs.

P. and V. παιδιά, ἡ.

Speak in play: P. and V. παίζων εἰπεῖν.

Piece for acting: Ar. and P. δρᾶμα, τό.

Give play to, exercise: Ar. and P. μελετᾶν, P. and V. γυμνάζειν. Use, put into operation: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).

Make a display of: P. and V. ἐνδείκνυσθαι.

Call into play: P. and V. κινεῖν, ἐγείρειν; see {{U}}Evoke.

Fair play: P. ἐπιείκεια, ἡ.