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ἐσθίω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Some suggest that this form comes from the original imperative *ἔσθι (*ésthi) of ἔδω (édō), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (to eat).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἐσθίω (esthíō)

  1. to eat, devour, consume
  2. to fret, vex
  3. to take in one's mouth

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐσθίω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470

Further reading

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