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ἐμφαγεῖν

ἐμφαγεῖν, to eat hastily

ἐμφᾰγεῖν, inf. of aor. 2 ἐνέφαγον (no pres. ἐνεσθίω being in use),
  • eat, Eub. 89, J. AJ 9.4.5, Plu. Tim. 12, Ael. NA 5.29, Luc. Nigr. 22; esp. in X., eat hastily, ‘snatch a bite’, ἐμφαγόντες ὅ τι δύναιντο HG 4.5.8; ἐκέλευον αὐτοὺς ἐμφαγόντας πορεύεσθαι An. 4.2.1, cf. Cyr. 7.1.1, 8.1.44.
    • II eat in or upon, χρυσὸς κοῖλος ἡμῖν ἐμφαγεῖν Luc. Nav. 20.

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