little boy παιδᾰ́ρ-ιον,τό, Dim. of παῖς, A. little boy, Ar. Av. 494 , Pl. 536 , etc.;ἐκ παιδαρίουfroma child, Pl. Smp. 207d ; ἐκ μικροῦ π. D. 53.19 ;π. εἶyou'rea mere boy, Ar. Nu. 821 ; also,littl
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little boy παιδᾰ́ρ-ιον,τό, Dim. of παῖς, A. little boy, Ar. Av. 494 , Pl. 536 , etc.;ἐκ παιδαρίουfroma child, Pl. Smp. 207d ; ἐκ μικροῦ π. D. 53.19 ;π. εἶyou'rea mere boy, Ar. Nu. 821 ; also,littl
boy παιδᾰρ-ιον, τό, diminutive of παῖς, little boy, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 494, “Pl.” 536, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ παιδαρίου from a child, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “
little παίδι-ον(parox.),τό, Dim. of παῖς(never in Trag.), A. littleoryoung child(up to 7 yrs., acc. to Hp. ap. Ph. 1.26 ), Hdt. 1.110 , 2.119 , Ar. Pax 50 ; τὰ νεωστὶ γεγονότα π. Pl. Ly. 212e ;ἐκ
child παιδί-ον (paroxytone), τό, diminutive of παῖς (never in Trag.), little or young child (up to 7 years, accusative to [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus cited in 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 1.26), 5th
young girl, maiden παιδίσκ-η,ἡ, Dim. of παῖς(ἡ), A. young girl, maiden, X. An. 4.3.11 , Anaxil. 22.26 , Men. 102 , etc.;π. νέα, of a wife, Plu. Cic. 41 . II. young female slave, bondmaid, Lys. 1.12
young boy παίδισκ-ος,ὁ, Dim. of παῖς(ὁ), A. young boyorson, Ar. Ec. 1146 , X. HG 5 , 4.32 , Herod. 3.30 , Plb. 30.26.9 , Luc. Merc.Cond. 28 , D.C. 45.2 , PStrassb. 56.23 (iii A. D.).
maidservant παιδίσκ-η, ἡ, diminutive of παῖς (ἡ), young girl, maiden, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.11, 4th c.BC: Anaxilas Comicus 22.26, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 102, etc
to play παίζω (παῖς), [in LXX: Gen.21:9 26:8, Exo.32:6 (צָחַק pi.); and more frequently (Jdg.16:25, al.) for (שָׂחַק pi. ;] prop., to play as a child, hence, generally, to play (as with singing and
all πᾶς,πᾶσα, πᾶν, Aeol. παῖς, A. παῖσα Sapph. Supp. 13.8 , 21.2 , 20a . 14 , Alc. Supp. 12.6 , 25.8 ; Cret., Thess., Arc. fem.πάνσα GDI 4976 (Gortyn), IG 9(2).234.2 (Pharsalus,iii B.C.), 5(2).3
all πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, __AAeolic dialect παῖς, παῖσα [[ 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica “Papyrus fragments” in E. Diehl, 13.8, 21.2, 20a. 14, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 12.6, 25.8; Cretan dialect
puer praetextatus, περι-πορφῠρόσημος παῖς,ὁ ,=Lat. A. puer praetextatus, AP 12.185 ( Strat. ).
child, son, πηί̈σκος,ὁ, Dim. of παῖς, A. child, son, Supp.Epigr. 2.509.5 (Crete,v B. C.).
muchwept πολῠ-δάκρῡτος,ον, A. muchweptorlamented, παῖς Il. 24.620 . 2. lamentable, tearful, γόος Od. 19.213 , Ar. Th. 1040 (lyr.); πένθη A. Ch. 333 (lyr.). II. Act. ,muchweeping, E. Hec.
with many children πολύ-παις, παιδος, ὁ, ἡ, with many children, [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 17.3.19, LXX.4Mac.16.10 ] LXX+1st c.BC+]; of swans, [[ 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Varia Historia”
to be a torch-bearer πυρφορ-έω, A. to be a torch-bearer, E. Tr. 348 : c. acc., π. λαμπάδιον Hld. 4.1 . b. esp.to be a πυρφόροςorbearer of sacred fire, IG 7.1776 (Thesp.);ὁ παῖς ὁ τῷ πυρφορῶνib. 4
band for swathing infants σπάργᾰν-ον,τό, (σπάργω) A. band for swathing infants, ib. 151 , 306 , Pi. N. 1.38 : mostly in pl.,swaddling-clothes, h.Merc. 237 , Pi. P. 4.114 ; παῖς ἔτ' ὢν ἐν σπαργάνοις
join in prayer συνεύχομαι, A. join in prayer, E. IT 1221 (troch.);ταὐτὰ δὴ ξ. Id. Hel. 646 ;παῖς πατρὶ ς. Pl. Lg. 687e , cf. JRS 17.51 (Phrygia,iv A.D.), etc.: c. acc. rei etinf., ξ. τέλεα πόλει . .
pass youth together with, join in youthful sport συνηβάω, A. pass youth together with, join in youthful sport, οὐ γὰρ ἐμοὶ παῖς ἐθέλει συνηβᾶν Anacr. 24 , cf. Scol. 22 , Opp. H. 5.471 ;τοῖς Δελφοῖς
to be young with συννεάζω, A. to be young withanother, συννεάζων ἡδὺ παῖς νέῳ πατρί E. Fr. 317.6 : abs., ς. καὶ συγγηράσκειν Alciphr. 2.3 ;join in youthful wantonness, Philostr. VS 2.21.2 .
nurse τῐθήν-η,ἡ, (θῆσθαι) A. nurse, Il. 6.389 , 467 , 22.503 ; παῖς ἄτερ ὡς φίλας τιθήνας S. Ph. 703 (lyr.);διόνυσος θείαις ἀμφιπολῶν τ. Id. OC 680 (lyr.):—metaph., Etna is calledχιόνος τιθήνα, Pi.
mispronouncing letters, lisping, stammering, τραυλ-ός,ή,όν, A. mispronouncing letters, lisping, stammering, Hp. Aph. 6.32 , Call.Com. 19 , PSI 3.220.18 (iii A. D.), etc.; esp. of children, παῖς ἰσχ
sand of the sea-shore, ψᾰ́μᾰθ-ος,ἡ(poet., also in a Homeric paraphrase, Plu. 2.393e ), A. sand of the sea-shore, ἔρειπε δὲ τεῖχος Ἀχαιῶν . . , ὡς ὅτε τις ψάμαθον πάϊς ἄγχι θαλάσσης . . συνέχευε Il.
ἄν (A), [ᾰ] , Ep. , Lyr., Ion. , Arc. , Att. ; also κεν ) Ep. , Aeol. , Thess., κᾱ Dor. , Boeot. , El.; the two combined in Ep. (infr. D. 11.2 ) and Arc. , εἰκ ἄν IG 5(2).6.2 , 15 (iv B. C.) :—modal P
if ἄν, [ᾰ], Epic dialect, Lyric poetry, Ionic dialect, [[ 4th c.AD(?): Arcadius Grammaticus ] Refs 4th c.AD+], Attic dialect; also κεν) Epic dialect, Aeolic dialect, Thess., κᾱ Doric dialect, Boeotia