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κωμῳδέω

κωμῳδέω, to represent in a comedy, to satirise, lampoon, libel

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Κώμων Proper-name noun: masculine nominative singular, Proper-name noun: masculine vocative singular of Κώμων

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κωμῳδ-έω,
  • treat after the manner of κωμῳδοί: hence, satirize, lampoon, ridicule, κωμῳδεῖ τὴν πόλιν ἡμῶν Ar. Ach. 631, cf. Pl. R. 395e, 452d, Ael. VH 13.43, etc.; κ. τοὺς τραγῳδούς Arist. Po. 1458b32; κ. τινὰ ἐπί τινι Ath. 8.344e, cf. Sch. Ar. V. 42: abs., Ar. Pl. 557:—Pass., Id. V. 1026, Ra. 368, Plu. QConv. 2.712a, etc.; μὴ κωμῳδεῖσθαι ὀνομαστί τινα Sch. Ar. Av. 1297; τὸ κοινὸν καὶ κεκωμῳδημένον, of the parasites, Alex. 116.2; κεκωμῳδημένα made matter for comedy, Pl. Lg. 816d.
      • 2 κωμῳδεῖν τὰ δίκαια, = κωμῳδοῦντα εἰπεῖν τὰ δ., Ar. Ach. 655.
      • 3 generally, make fun of, ridicule, Lys. 24.18.
    • II to be a κωμῳδός 3, write comedies, c. acc. cogn., κ. κωμῳδίας Luc. Pisc. 25; write in a comedy (introducing a quotation), Phld. Vit. p.38 J.

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