προσπαίζω,
future -παίξομαι[[ 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 4.118 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist προσέπαισα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 283b, 4th c.AD: Alciphro Epistolographus 3.65 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also προσέπαιξα[[ [prev. work] 5, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Caesar” 63 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]:—play or sport with, τινι [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.1.4, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 278b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a partridge, [[ 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Abstinentia - Porphyrii Opuscula” 3.4: _metaphorically_, προσπαίζουσα τοῖς ὤμοις κόμη] Refs 3rd c.AD+] playing over, [[ 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 2.25. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 absolutely, sport, jest, π. ἐν λόγοις [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 262d, compare “Lg.” 653e, 804b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σπουδάζειν, [[ [prev. author] “Euthd.” 283b. ] Refs]
__3 laugh at, make fun or sport of, τινι [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 182, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.197d, “Caes.” 63 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; satirize, τινι [[ 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 4.61, 7.164 ] Refs 3rd c.AD+]:—middle, [[ 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus [prev. cited] ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II with accusative, θεοὺς π. sing to the gods, sing in their praise or honour, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Epinomis” 980b: with double _accusative_, ὕμνον προσεπαίσαμεν.. τὸν.. Ἔρωτα] Refs 5th c.BC+] sang a hymn in praise of Eros, [[ [prev. author] “Phdr.” 265c. ] Refs]