Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

παίγνιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: παίγνιος παίγνιον

Structure: παιγνι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pai/zw

Sense

  1. sportive, droll

Examples

  • οὐκέτι σοι κοπτῆσ φίλιαι πλάκεσ οὐδὲ μελιχρὰ σήσαμα, καὶ καρύων παίγνιοσ εὐστοχίη· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 212 1:1)

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION