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ἐσθίω

ἐσθίω, ἐσθίω, eat

ἐσθίω (cf. ἔσθω, ἔδω, the latter of which is the radic. form, and supplies fut. and pf. of ἐσθίω), impf. ἤσθιον Hes. Op. 147: fut. ἔδομαι (old pres. subj. of non-thematic stem) Il. 4.237, Ar. Pax 1357 (lyr.), etc.; ἐδοῦμαι late, (προκατ-) Luc. Hes. 7, etc.: pf. ἐδήδοκα Ar. Eq. 362, X. An. 4.8.20; opt. ἐδηδοκοίη Cratin. 320; Ep. part. ἐδηδώς, -υῖα, Il. 17.542, h.Merc. 560: plpf. ἐδηδόκειν Luc. Gall. 4 (v.l.):—Med., aor. 1 ἠδεσάμην (κατ-) Gal. 5.752:—Pass., ἐσθίομαι Od. 4.318, Thphr. HP 1.12.4, Luc. Cyn. 11, etc.: aor. 1 ἠδέσθην v.l. in Hp. Vict. 2.54, Arist. Pr. 908a29, (ἀπ-, κατ-) Pl.Com. 138, 35: pf. ἐδήδεσμαι (κατ-) Pl. Phd. 110e, ἐδήδεμαι (ἀπ-) Arist. HA 591a5 (v.l.); Ep. 3 sg. ἐδήδοται Od. 22.56.— The aor. 2 and later also the fut. are supplied by φαγ- (v. φαγεῖν); in Ion. and Hellenistic Greek the pf. is βέβρωκα βέβρωμαι, aor. Pass. ἐβρώθην; in late Greek the 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. HG 3.3.6, etc.; of animals, devour, ἤσθιε δʼ ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος Od. 9.292; χρόα γῦπες ἔδονται Il. 4.237, cf. Hes. Th. 524, 773, Semon. 9, etc.; consume, βίοτον καὶ κτήματʼ ἔδονται Od. 2.123:—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:—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 ὑπʼ ὀργῆς to bite the lip, ib. 1083; ἐ. καρδίαν Pythag. ap. Plu. Lib.educ. 2.12e.
      • 4 take in oneʼs mouth, γλῶτταν αὐλοῦ Philostr. Im. 1.20.

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