Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἐπεσθίω

ἐπεσθίω

epesthio

eat after

Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπεσθίω, A. eat after or with (cf. ἐπί B. I.1d, and v. ἐπιπίνω) , κρέασι βοείοις χλωρὰ σῦκʼ ἐπήσθιεν E. Fr. 907; μικρῷ σίτῳ πολὺ ὄψον X. Mem. 3.14.3; eat cheese with wine, Telecl. 25, cf. Com.Adesp. 722. 2. eat as an antidole, ὅταν ἔχεως φάγῃ, ἐπεσθίει τὴν ὀρίγανον Arist. HA 612a24, cf. Thphr. CP 6.4.7, Trophil. ap. Stob. 4.36.28, Dsc. Eup. 1.25. II. eat up, dub. in Pherecr. 156. III. chew the cud, Ael. NA 2.54.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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