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|Definition=inf. of <b class="b3">ἔφαγον</b>, with no pres. in use (exc. in late Gr., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> φαγεῖ Anon. <span class="title">in EN</span>448.16; <b class="b3">φαγέοις</b> in edd. of <span class="bibl">Ps.-Phoc.157</span> is v. dub.), used as aor. 2 of <b class="b3">ἐσθίω;</b> later 1pl. ἐφάγαμεν <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">2 Ki.</span> 19.42</span> cod.B, 3pl. <b class="b3">ἐφάγοσαν</b> ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ge.</span>18.8</span>: later fut. is <b class="b3">φάγομαι</b>, ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Si.</span>36.23</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>14.15</span>; 2sg. φάγεσαι <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ru.</span>2.14</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>17.8</span>; φάγῃ <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ge.</span>3.14</span>; also <b class="b3">φαγοῦμαι</b> ib. <span class="bibl">2</span>(v.l.); fut. <b class="b3">φαγήσω</b> is v. dub. in <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Or.</span> 53.29</span>:—<b class="b2">eat, devour</b>, both of men and beasts, freq. in Hom.; ἀζηχὲς φαγέμεν καὶ πιέμεν <span class="bibl">Od.18.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">15.378</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>831e</span>; reversely, πιόντα ἢ φαγόντα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prt.</span>314a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phd.</span>81b</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>336</span> (dub. l.): mostly c. acc., <span class="bibl">Il.21.127</span>, <span class="bibl">24.411</span>, etc.: c. gen., <b class="b2">eat of</b> a thing, <span class="bibl">Od.9.102</span>, <span class="bibl">15.373</span>; ὄρνιθος ὄρνις πῶς ἂν ἁγνεύοι φαγών; <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>226</span>; ἀπό τινος <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ge.</span>2.16</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">eat up, devour, squander</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.2.76</span>, <span class="bibl">4.33</span>. (Cf. <b class="b3">παματοφαγέω</b> and Skt. <b class="b2">bhájati</b> 'apportion, (Med.) enjoy'.)</span>

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