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Λύπης ἰατρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις λόγος – For men reason is a healer of grief – Für Menschen ist der Trauer Arzt allein das Wort – Maeroris unica medicina oratio.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Euripides, Cyclops 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν; see also feed.
munch: Ar. and P. τρώγειν, Ar. κατατρώγειν.
something to eat: P. ἐδώδιμόν τι (Thuc. 7, 78).
leave (one) to be eaten by dogs: V. ἐᾶν (τινά) πρὸς κυνῶν ἐδεστόν (Sophocles, Antigone 206).
eat away (as a disease does): V. ἐξεσθίειν.
Met., wear away: P. and V. τρίβειν, Ar. and P. κατατρίβειν.
eat (take food) together: Ar. and P. συσσιτεῖν (dat. or absol.).
eal up ( Met., consume): P. and V. ἀναλίσκειν; see consume.
teams of horses eating their heads off: P. ζεύγη ἵππων ἀδηφαγούντων (Isoc. 127C).
