κωμῳδ-έω,
A. treat after the manner of κωμῳδοί: hence,satirize, lampoon, ridicule, κωμῳδεῖ τὴν πόλιν ἡμῶν
Ar. Ach. 631
, cf. Pl. R. 395e , 452d , Ael. VH 13.43 , etc.; κ. τοὺς τραγῳδούς
Arist. Po. 1458b32
; κ. τινὰ ἐπί τινι
Ath. 8.344e
, cf. Sch. Ar. V. 42 : abs., Ar. Pl. 557 :— Pass. , Id. V. 1026 , Ra. 368 , Plu. 2.712a , etc.;μὴ κωμῳδεῖσθαι ὀνομαστί τιναSch. Ar. Av. 1297 ;τὸ κοινὸν καὶ κεκωμῳδημένον, of the parasites, Alex. 116.2 ;κεκωμῳδημένα made matter for comedy, Pl. Lg. 816d .
2. κωμῳδεῖν τὰ δίκαια,
= κωμῳδοῦντα εἰπεῖν τὰ δ. , Ar. Ach. 655 .
3. generally,make fun of, ridicule, Lys. 24.18 .
II. to be a
κωμῳδός
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