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1 κωμῳδός
A singer in the κῶμος or comic chorus,χορὸς κωμῳδῶν Arist.Po. 1449b1
;κωμῳδοῖς χορηγεῖν Lys.21.4
, Arist.EN 1123a23: hence, in pl., in the sense performance of comedy,κωμῳδῶν ὄντων ἐν Κολυττῷ Aeschin.1.157
;ἀνειπεῖν Διονυσίων τοῖς κ.
at the performance,IG
22.1202.15;οὐδέ τοι ὑποκριταὶ κωμῳδοῖς τε καὶ τραγῳδοῖς οἱ αὐτοί Pl.R. 395a
, cf. Phdr. 236c, Lg. 935d; καινῇ κωμῳδῶν, v. καινός.2 later, comic actor, Chares 4 J., PCair.Zen.417.11 (iii B.C.), Plu.Cic.5, IG42(1).99.25 (Epid., i/ii A.D.): generally, actor, M.Ant.12.36, Ath. 14.620d.b perh. singer of comic lyrics, SIG424.57 (Delph., iii B.C.); χορευταὶ κωμῳδοῦ ib.690.18 (ibid., ii B.C.).3 later still, comic poet, ὁ κ., of Aristophanes, Phryn.PSp.79 B., cf. Sch.D.T. p.19 H.: this sense is doubtful in Pl.Lg.l.c.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κωμῳδός
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2 κωμικός
A of or for comedy, comic, later form forκωμῳδικός, κ. ὑποκριτής Aeschin.1.157
; L 15 (Delph., ii B.C.); κ. χορός, ὄρχησις, Arist.Pol. 1276b5, Demetr.Lac.Herc.1012.21;προσωπεῖον Luc.
Bis Acc.33;ἱλαρῷ καὶ κ. προσώπῳ Id.Cal.24
, cf. Plu.Ant.29.II Subst. κωμικός, ὁ, comedian, i.e. either comic actor, Alex.98.13; or comic poet, Plb.12.13.3, Phld.Mus.p.16 K. (pl.), Plu.2.62e, etc.; ὁ κ., κατ' ἐξοχήν, = Aristophanes, Luc.Prom.Es2, etc. Adv. -κῶς Ph.1.473
, D.L.5.88.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κωμικός
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3 μαίσων
A native cook, at Athens, Ath.14.659a; derived from μασᾶσθαι by Chrysipp.ibid., but acc. to Ar.Byz.ibid. it means comic mask of a cook, sailor, etc., named after an actor so called:—hence [full] μαισωνικὰ σκώμματα, ib.b. -
4 μαίσων
μαίσων, - ωνοςGrammatical information: m.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: On the formation Schwyzer 517, further unclear. After Ar. Byz. (ibd.) prop. name of a comic mask of a cook or servant, thus called after an actor. Not with Chrysipp. (ibd.) to μασᾶσθαι `chew'.Page in Frisk: 2,162Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > μαίσων
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