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game resembling draughts πεσσ-εία, Att. πεττ-,ἡ, A. game resembling draughtsorbackgammon, Socr. ap. Stob. 4.56.39 , S. Fr. 1081 , Pl. R. 487c , Phdr. 274d , al. II. in Music,repetition of same note
draught-player πεσσ-ευτής, Att. πεττ-,οῦ,ὁ, (πεσσεύω) A. draught-player, Pl. Plt. 292e ; applied to Divine Providence, Id. Lg. 903d .
skilled in draught-playing πεσσ-ευτικός, Att. πεττ-,ή,όν, A. skilled in draught-playing:ὁ π., = πεσσευτής , Id. R. 333b , 374c ; π. παιδιά Eust. 1397.14 ;πεττευτική(sc.τέχνη), = πεσσεία , Pl. Grg
play at draughts πεσσ-εύω, Att. πεττ-, A. play at draughts, Heraclit. 52 , Pl. Alc. 1.110e , R. 487b , X. Mem. 3.9.9 , etc.: prov.,τύχη ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττεύειfortunegambleswith human aff
of πεσσ-ικός, Att. πεττ-,ή,όν, A. oforfor draught-playing, Apion ap. Eust. 1397.3 ;πεττική(sc.τέχνη)v.l. in Poll. 7.210 .
oval-shaped stone for playing draughts πεσσός, Att. πεττ-,ὁ, heterocl. pl. A. πεσσά S. Fr. 429 , Euph. 61 :—oval-shaped stone for playing draughtsorbackgammon, usu. in pl. (λευκοῖο σημήϊα π. AP 9