πεσσεύω

pesseuo

play at draughts

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 5
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Book 2 2
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286
2208
Book 13 1
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13757
Book 15 1
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15593
Book 18 1
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18575
Odyssey 1
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Book 13 1
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1319

Dictionary (LSJ)

πεσσεύω, Att. πεττ-, A. play at draughts, Heraclit. 52, Pl. Alc. 1.110e, R. 487b, X. Mem. 3.9.9, etc.: prov., τύχη ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττεύει fortune gambles with human affairs, Ph. 2.85.

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