ἐσθίω — Middle Liddell

ἐσθίω to eat, Lat. edo (cf. ἔδω), Hom., etc.; ἐσθ. τινός to eat of a thing (partitive gen.), Xen.:—Pass., οἶκος ἐσθίεται the house is eaten up, we are eaten out of house and home, Od. metaph., πάντας πῦρ ἐσθίει the fire devours all, Il.; ἐσθ. ἑαυτόν to vex oneself (like Homerʼs ὃν θυμὸν κατέδων), Ar.; ἐσθ. τὴν χελύνην to bite the lip, Ar.

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to eat

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ἐσθίω

Headword (normalized):

ἐσθίω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

εσθιω

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IDX:

13292

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n13298

Key:

e)sqi/w

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