ἀπεσθίω

apesthio

eat, gnaw off

Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 5
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Book V 1
Chapter 22 553b7–554b21

554b6
Book VI 1
Chapter 22 575b21–577a17

577a8
Book VIII 2
Chapter 2 589a10–592a27

590b6
591a5
Book IX 1
Chapter 2 610b1–19

610b16

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπεσθίω, fut. ἀπέδομαι Ar. Av. 26: aor. part. ἀποφαγών Id. Eq. 497: pf. ἀπεδήδοκα Id. Ra. 984:—Pass., aor. 1 ἀπηδέσθην Pl.Com. 138: pf. ἀπεδήδεμαι Arist. HA 591a5:—Α. eat, gnaw off, τοὺς δακτύλους Hermipp. 24, cf. Ar. Av. 26; ἀπεσθίει μου τὴν ἀκοήν Hermipp. 52; τίς τὴν κεφαλὴν ἀπεδήδοκεν τῆς μαινίδος; Ar. Ra. 984; ἀπεσθίει τὴν ῥῖνα τἀνθρώπου D. 25.61. II. leave off eating, τὰ πετραῖα τῶν ἰχθυδίων Theopomp. Com.62.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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