I.properly, to play like a child, to sport, play, Od., Hdt., etc.
2.to dance, Od., Pind.:—so in Mid., Hes.
4.to play (on an instrument), Hhymn.
II.to sport, play, jest, joke, Hdt., Xen., etc.; π. πρός τινα to make sport of one, mock him, Eur.; π. εἴς τι to jest upon a thing, Plat.: the part. παίζων is used absol. in jest, jestingly, id=Plat.:—Pass., ὁ λόγος πέπαισται is jocularly told, Hdt.; ταῦτα πεπαίσθω ὑμῖν enough of jest, Plat.
2.c. acc. to play with, Anth., Luc.