ἐσθίω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐσθῐ́ω • (esthĭ́ō)

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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνεσθίω (anesthíō)
  • ἀπεσθίω (apesthíō)
  • διεσθίω (diesthíō)
  • ἐξεσθίω (exesthíō)
  • ἐπεσθίω (epesthíō)
  • κατεσθίω (katesthíō)
  • κατεσθιω (katesthiō)
  • παρεσθίω (paresthíō)
  • περιεσθίω (periesthíō)
  • προεσθίω (proesthíō)
  • συνεσθίω (sunesthíō)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔδω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375

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