Definition
παίζω
(παῖς), [in LXX: Genesis 21:9; 26:8, Exodus 32:6 (צָחַק pi.); and more frequently (Judges 16:25, al.) for (שָׂחַק pi. ;]
prop., to play as a child, hence, generally, to play (as with singing and dancing) : 1 Corinthians 10:7 (LXX) (cf. ἐμ-παίζω).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as παίζω:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- 1 Corinthians 10:7παίζειν · to indulge in revelryDo not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”