Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
paizō
Simplified transliteration
paizo
Principal Parts
παίξω, ἔπαιξα, -, -, ἐπαίχθην
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2a(2)
Gloss
to indulge in revelry, play, amuse oneself, dance, sometimes a euphemism for sexual immorality
Definition
to play in the manner of children; to sport, to practise the festive gestures, of idolatrous worship, 1 Cor. 10:7*
Greek-English Concordance for παίζω
| 1 Corinthians 10:7 |
So do not become idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” (paizein | παίζειν | pres act inf ) |