ἔφαγον

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-, zero-grade of *bʰeh₂g- (to divide, distribute) with a semantic shift *I received a share*I consumedI ate. Compare also βαγαῖος (bagaîos).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Verb[edit]

ἔφᾰγον (éphagon)

  1. to eat, devour
    1. to eat up, devour, squander
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Inflection[edit]

No present tense, except for φᾰγεῖ (phageî) and φᾰγέοις (phagéois) in later Greek. Generally suppleted with ἐσθῐ́ω (esthíō) and ἔδω (édō). Also see τρώγω (trṓgō).

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: phago-
  • Greek: έφαγα (éfaga) (perfective forms of τρώω (tróo))

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