Lexical Definition

‎παίζω‎ paízō (paheed'-zo) to play ^G:V
from ‎παῖς‎

play.

• to sport (as a boy)

Abbott-Smith

παίζω (< παῖς), [in LXX: Ge 21:9 26:8, Ex 32:6 (צחק pi.); and more freq. (Jg 16:25, al.) for (שׁחק pi.;]
prop., to play as a child, hence, generally, to play (as with singing and dancing): I Co 10:7(LXX) (cf. ἐμ-παίζω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

παίζω,

Doric dialect παίσδω [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: Laconian dialect present participle genitive plural feminine παιδδωἇν [Refs 5th c.BC+]future παιξοῦμαι Syrac. in [Refs 5th c.BC+], παίξομαι [LXX+3rd c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἔπαισα [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect πέπαικα [Refs 4th c.BC+]: perfect passive πέπαισμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also aorist ἔπαιξα [LXX+5th c.BC+]: perfect πέπαιχα [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—passive, aorist ἐπαίχθην [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: perfect πέπαιγμαι [Refs]; infinitive πεπαῖχθαι Timarch. cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+] uses only present and imperfect, and (in [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist imperative παίσατ; Trag. only present: (παῖς):—properly, play like a child, sport, τῇ δέ θ᾽ ἅμα Νύμφαι.. ἀγρονόμοι παίζουσι [παίζων 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 52. ">Refs 8th c.BC+]

__2 especially dance, παίσατε [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, ἀλλὰ πέπαισται μετρίως ἡμῖν, of the chorus, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 play [a game], σφαίρῃ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κύβοις ἐπὶ συνθήκαις π. Ctes.[same place]; ἀντ᾽ ἀστραγάλων κονδύλοισι π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. διὰ γραμμῆς (see. γραμμή[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετά τινων with others, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; κύνα καὶ πόλιν π., of a game similar to our draughts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 play on a musical instrument, [παίζων 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 230 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; dance and sing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 play amorously, πρὸς ἀλλήλους [LXX+5th c.BC+]; of mares, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__6 hunt, pursue game, π. κατ᾽ ἄλσος [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II jest, sport, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σπουδάζω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σπουδῇ λέγω, [Refs]; παίζετε ταῦτα λέγοντες (opposed to σπουδάζετε) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρός τινα make fun with a person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. εἴς τι play with a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with adjective neuter, τοιαῦτα ἔπαιζον σπουδῇ πρὸς ἀλλήλους [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle παίζων is frequently absolutely, jestingly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σπουδάζων, [Refs] —passive, ὁ λόγος πέπαισται has been made up as a jest (variant for{πέπλασται}), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταῦτα πεπαίσθω ὑμῖν enough of jest, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεπαῖχθαι τὴν λέξιν Timarch. [same place]; τοῦτο τὸ παιζόμενον 'as the joke is', [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.2 with accusative, play with, make sport of, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 Grammars, of words played upon or coined for the joke's sake, οἱ κωμῳδοὶ παίζειν εἰώθασι τὰ τοιαῦτα [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.2Kgs.6.21 ☩ LXX.Judg.16.25 ☩ LXX.Gen.26.8}