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φέρβω
φέρβω only in pres. and imperf., with plup. ἐπεφόρβειν. to feed, nourish, Pind., Eur.; c. gen. to feed oxen on a thing, Hhymn. = σῴζω, to preserve, Hes. Pass. to be fed, feed upon a thing, Lat. pasci, vesci, παρέξω δαῖθʼ ὑφʼ ὧν ἐφερβόμην I shall make food for those by whom I feed myself, Soph. to eat, feed on, c. acc., Lat. depasci, Eur. to enjoy, have, νόον Pind.

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to feed, nourish

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φέρβω only in pres. and imperf., with plup. ἐπεφόρβειν. to feed, nourish, Pind., Eur.; c. gen. to feed oxen on a thing, Hhymn. = σῴζω, to preserve, Hes. Pass. to be fed, feed upon a thing, Lat. pasci, vesci, παρέξω δαῖθʼ ὑφʼ ὧν ἐφερβόμην I shall make food for those by whom I feed myself, Soph. to eat, feed on, c. acc., Lat. depasci, Eur. to enjoy, have, νόον Pind.
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