παίζω
Etym. παῖς
I. properly, "to play like a child, to sport, play", Od., Hdt., etc.
2. "to dance", Od., Pind.:—so in Mid., Hes.
3. "to play" [a game], σφαίρηι π. "to play" at ball, Od.; also, π. σφαῖραν Plut.
4. "to play" (on an instrument), Hhymn.
II. "to sport, play, jest, joke", Hdt., Xen., etc.; π. πρός τινα "to make sport of" one, "mock" him, Eur.; π. εἴς τι "to jest" upon a thing, Plat.: the part. παίζων is used absol. "in jest, jestingly", id=Plat.:—Pass., ὁ λόγος πέπαισται "is jocularly told", Hdt.; ταῦτα πεπαίσθω ὑμῖν enough of "jest", Plat.
2. c. acc. "to play with", Anth., Luc.