φαγεῖν

φᾰγεῖν, inf. of ἔφαγον, with no pres. in use (exc. in late Gr., φαγεῖ Anon. in EN 448.16; φαγέοις in edd. of Ps.-Phoc. 157 is v. dub.), used as aor. 2 of ἐσθίω; later 1 pl. ἐφάγαμεν LXX 2 Ki. 19.42 cod.B, 3 pl. ἐφάγοσαν ib. Ge. 18.8: later fut. is φάγομαι, ib. Si. 36.23, Ev.Luc. 14.15; 2 sg. φάγεσαι LXX Ru. 2.14, Ev.Luc. 17.8; φάγῃ LXX Ge. 3.14; also φαγοῦμαι ib. 2 (v.l.); fut. φαγήσω is v. dub. in Lib. Or. 53.29:—

• eat, devour, both of men and beasts, freq. in Hom.; ἀζηχὲς φαγέμεν καὶ πιέμεν Od. 18.3, cf. 15.378, Pl. Lg. 831e; reversely, πιόντα ἢ φαγόντα Id. Prt. 314a, cf. Phd. 81b, E. Cyc. 336 (dub. l.): mostly c. acc., Il. 21.127, 24.411, etc.: c. gen., eat of a thing, Od. 9.102, 15.373; ὄρνιθος ὄρνις πῶς ἂν ἁγνεύοι φαγών; A. Supp. 226; ἀπό τινος LXX Ge. 2.16.
• • II eat up, devour, squander, Od. 2.76, 4.33. (Cf. παματοφαγέω and Skt. bhájati ‘apportion, (Med.) enjoy’.)

φαγεῖν, inf. aor.2 zu ἐσθίω ; – dazu gibt es auch ein späteres hellenistisches fut. φάγομαι, nach ἔδομαι gebildet, das auch als praes. gebraucht wurde, LXX ; vgl. Lobeck Phryn. p. 327. Aber ein praes. φάγω kommt nicht vor.

φᾰγεῑν defect. aor.,

• 1have eaten κρεῶν σέθεν διεδάσαντο καὶ φάγον O. 1.51

φαγεῖν no pres. in use, used as aor2 of ἐσθίω

• • Ito eat, devour, φαγέμεν καὶ πιέμεν Od.; φαγεῖν τε καὶ πιεῖν Ar., etc.; c. gen. to eat of a thing, Od.
  • • 2to eat up, devour, squander, Od.
  • IIin NTest. occurs a fut. φάγομαι, 2nd sg. φάγεσαι.