λαιμάσσω
From LSJ
τοῦ εἰδέναι χάριν ἡ πραγματεία → knowledge is the object of our inquiry, the aim of our investigation is knowledge
English (LSJ)
Att. λαιμάττω, (λαιμός B)
A to be grcedy or hungry, Ar.Ec.1179 (lyr.), Herod.6.97; cf. λαιμώσσω.
German (Pape)
[Seite 7] att. λαιμάττω, gierig verschlingen, fressen, Ar. Eccl. 1178.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
λαιμάσσω: Ἀττ. -ττω, (λαιμὸς) εἶμαι λαίμαργος ἢ πειναλέος, Ἀριστοφ. Ἐκκλ. 1178, Ἡρώνδ. Μιμίαμβ. 6. 96.