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ὀξύπεινος

ὀξύπεινος, ravenously hungry

ὀξῠ-πεινος, ον,
  • ravenously hungry, ravenous, greedy, of the eagle, Arist. HA 619b29; of persons, Antiph. 276, Eub. 10.4: metaph., πρὸς τοὺς λόγους ὀ. Plu. Garr. 2.512f, cf. Cic. Att. 2.12.2:—later ὀξῠ-πείνης, ου, ὁ, of one who eats between meals, Anon. in EN 182.9; τένθης λέγεται ὁ ὀ. καὶ προτένθης Procl.ad Hes. Op. 522.

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