feast

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. ἑστίαμα, τό (Plato). θοίνη, ἡ (Plato), δαῖς, ἡ (Plato), P. ἑστίασις, ἡ.

festival in honour of a god: P. and V. ἑορτή, ἡ; see festival, sacrifice.

meal: P. and V. δεῖπνον, τό; see also food.

marriage feast: P. and V. γάμος, ὁ, P. γαμηλία, ἡ.

celebrate a marriage feast: P. and V. ἑστιᾶν γάμους (Isaeus).

join (one) in a marriage feast: V. συνδαινύναι γάμους (dat.) (Euripides, Helen 1439).

drinking party: Ar. and P. συμπόσιον, τό.

verb transitive

P. and V. ἑστιᾶν εὐωχεῖν (Euripides, Cyclops 346), V. δαινύναι θοινᾶν.

verb intransitive

Use pass. of verbs given.

feast on: Ar. and P. ἑστιᾶσθαι (acc.), P. εὐωχεῖσθαι (acc.) (Xen.), Ar. and V. δαίνυσθαι (acc.), V. θοινᾶσθαι (acc.), ἐκθοινᾶσθαι (acc.).