ἀθύρω

A. play, sport, of children, Il. 15.364, Hp. Ep. 17; νέος μὲν οὖν . . ἠλᾶτ’ ἀθύρων E. Ion 53; τάχ’ ἂν πρὸς ἀγκάλαισι . . πηδῶν ἀθύροι Id. Fr. 323; σφαίρῃ A.R. 4.950; of dancing, Pl. Lg. 796b; playing on an instrument, κατὰ πηκτίδων Anacreont. 41.11: c. acc. cogn., μοῦσαν ἀθύρων singing sportive songs, h.Hom. 19.15:—Med., simply, sing, h Merc. 485.

2. metaph., ἀ. περὶ τὰ θειότατα τῶν πραγμάτων Procl. in Prm. p.863S.

II. c.acc., παῖς ἐὼν ἄθυρε μεγάλα ἔογα (of Achilles) he did them in play, Pi. N. 3.44; ἔργα φωτῶν ἀ. play the deeds of men, of the comic Muse, AP 9.505.8, cf. Him. Or. 17.7.

2. sing of, ἀρετάν Pi. I. 4(3).39.

3. mock at, Nonn. D. 45.244.