θῶσθαι
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English (LSJ)
= δαίνυσθαι, εὐωχεῖσθαι (Dor.), A.Fr.49, EM461.1; cf. θῶται· εὐθηνεῖται, θοινᾶται, and θῶνται· θοινῶνται κτλ., Hsch.: fut. θωσούμεθα Epich.139: aor. 1 inf. θώσασθαι· εὐωχηθῆναι, Hsch.:—Pass., θωθῆναι· φαγεῖν, γεύσασθαι, Id.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
θῶσθαι: inf. к θῶμαι.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: v.
Meaning: eat
Derivatives: θωστήρια pl. = εὑωχητήρια, offer-food (Alcm., H.; cf. Kukula Phil. 66, 226ff., Bechtel Dial. 2, 374).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Connected with θοίνη s. v.; Pre-Greek origin seems quite possible.
Frisk Etymology German
θῶσθαι: {thō̃sthai}
Grammar: v.
Meaning: schmausen
Derivative: Davon θωστήρια pl. = εὐωχητήρια, Opferspeise (Alkm., H.; vgl. Kukula Phil. 66, 226ff., Bechtel Dial. 2, 374).
See also: s. θοίνη.
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