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καταγελάω

katagelao

laugh, jeer at

Appears 49 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

καταγελάω, fut. -άσομαι Lys. 3.9, late -γελάσω Hsch. s.v. κατακριδεύσει:— Pass., fut. -γελασθήσομαι Epict. Ench. 22: pf. -γεγέλασμαι Luc. DMort. 1.1: plpf. κατεγεγέλαστο Id. Icar. 19:—A. laugh, jeer at, c. gen., Hdt. 5.68, Ar. Ach. 1081, And. 4.29, Pl. Grg. 482d: also c. dat., Hdt. 3.37, 4.79, al.: abs., laugh scornfully, mock, E. IA 372 (troch.), Ar. Eq. 161, X. An. 1.9.13, Pl. Prt. 319c, D. 21.151; ἅπαντες καταγελῶσιν, ὅταν τις . . Epicur. Nat. 28.9; ἐπί τινι Them. Or. 22.272b. 2. c. acc., laugh down, deride, E. Ba. 286, LXXSi. 7.11:—Pass., to be derided, ὑπό τινος A. Ag. 1271, Ar. Ach. 680; καταγελάμενος (Dor.pres. part. Pass.) ὑπὸ τῶν ἄλλων IG 4.951.123 (Epid.); τὸ εὔηθες καταγελασθὲν ἠφανίσθη Th. 3.83; τὸ καταγελᾶσθαι γὰρ πολὺ αἴσχιόν ἐστι Men. Epit.Fr. 7, cf. Pl. Euthphr. 3c, al.
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