ἐσθίω

ἐσθίω (cf. [full] ἔσθω, [full] ἔδω, the latter of which is the radic. form, and supplies [tense] fut. and [tense] pf. of ἐσθίω), [tense] impf.

A

ἤσθιον Hes.Op.147

: [tense] fut. ἔδομαι (old [tense] pres. subj. of non-thematic stem) Il.4.237, Ar.Pax1357(lyr.), etc. ; ἐδοῦμαι late, ([etym.] προκατ-) Luc.Hes.7, etc. : [tense] pf.

ἐδήδοκα Ar.Eq.362

, X.An.4.8.20 ; opt.

ἐδηδοκοίη Cratin.320

; [dialect] Ep.part. ἐδηδώς, -υῖα, Il.17.542, h.Merc.560 : [tense] plpf.

ἐδηδόκειν Luc.Gall.4

(v.l.):—[voice] Med., [tense] aor. 1 ἠδεσάμην ([etym.] κατ-) Gal.5.752:—[voice] Pass.,

ἐσθίομαι Od.4.318

, Thphr.HP1.12.4, Luc.Cyn.11, etc. : [tense] aor. 1 ἠδέσθην v.l. in Hp.Vict.2.54, Arist.Pr.908a29, ([etym.] ἀπ-, κατ-) Pl.Com.138,35: [tense] pf. ἐδήδεσμαι ([etym.] κατ-) Pl.Phd.110e, ἐδήδεμαι ([etym.] ἀπ-) Arist.HA591a5 (v.l.) ; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg.

ἐδήδοται Od.22.56

.— The [tense] aor. 2 and later also the [tense] fut. are supplied by φαγ- (v. φαγεῖν); in [dialect] Ion. and Hellenistic Greek the [tense] pf. is βέβρωκα βέβρωμαι, [tense] aor. [voice] Pass. ἐβρώθην; in late Greek the [tense] pres. is τρώγω:—eat,

ἐσθιέμεν καὶ πινέμεν Od.2.305

, 21.69 ; τὰ ἐσθίοντα ἐν στρατιᾷ the ration-strength, X.Cyr.1.6.17 : usu. c. acc.,

κρέα ἤσθιον Od.20.348

, cf. S.Fr.671 (from a satyric drama), E.Cyc.233 : c. gen.,

ἐ. τινός

eat of..,

X.HG3.3.6

, etc. ; of animals, devour,

ἤσθιε δ' ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος Od.9.292

;

χρόα γῦπες ἔδονται Il.4.237

, cf. Hes.Th.524, 773, Semon.9, etc. ; consume,

βίοτον καὶ κτήματ' ἔδονται Od.2.123

:—[voice] Pass., ἐσθίεταί μοι οἶκος my house is eaten up, I am eaten out of house and home, 4.318 ;

ὅσσα τοι ἐκπέποται καὶ ἐδήδοται 22.56

.

2 metaph., πάντας πῦρ ἐσθίει the fire devours all, Il.23.182 ; of an eating sore, A.Fr.253:—[voice] Pass., ὀδόντες ἐσθιόμενοι decayed teeth, Thphr.Char.19.3 ; ἐσθιόμενα eroded parts of the bowel, Hp.Epid.4.20.

3 fret, vex,

ἐ. ἑαυτόν Ar.V.287

(lyr.) ; ἐ. τὴν χελύνην ὑπ' ὀργῆς to bite the lip, ib.1083 ;

ἐ. καρδίαν Pythag.

ap. Plu.2.12e.

4 take in one's mouth,

γλῶτταν αὐλοῦ Philostr.Im.1.20

.