ἐσθίω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἔσθω (ésthō), ἔδω (édō) — poetic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /es.tʰí.ɔː/ → /esˈθi.o/ → /esˈθi.o/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /es.tʰí.ɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /esˈtʰi.o/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /esˈθi.o/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /esˈθi.o/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /esˈθi.o/

Verb

ἐσθῐ́ω • (esthĭ́ō)

1. to eat; to devour; to consume
   • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Fragments 253
   • 421 BCE, Aristophanes, Peace 1357
   • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 362
   • 480 BCE – 406 BCE, Euripides, Cyclops 233
   • c. 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 147
   • c. 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 524
   • c. 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 773
   • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, On Epidemics 4.20
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.237
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 17.542
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.182
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 2.123
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 2.305
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.318
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.292
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 20.348
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 21.69
   • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 22.56
   • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, The Cock 4
   • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Fragments 671
   • 371 BCE – 287 BCE, Theophrastus, Characters 19.3
   • 371 BCE – 287 BCE, Theophrastus, Historia Plantarum 1.12.4
   • c. 370 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 4.8.20
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Hellenica 3.3.6
   • c. 370 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 1.6.17
   • 7th–6th centuries BC, Homeric Hymn to Hermes 560
2. to fret; to vex
   • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 287
   • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1083
3. (Koine, humorous, euphemistic) to fellate
   • 170 CE – 250 CE, Philostratus, Imagines 1.20

Conjugation

   Present: ἐσθῐ́ω, ἐσθῐ́ομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐσθῐ́ω	ἐσθῐ́εις	ἐσθῐ́ει	ἐσθῐ́ετον	ἐσθῐ́ετον	ἐσθῐ́ομεν	ἐσθῐ́ετε	ἐσθῐ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐσθῐ́ω	ἐσθῐ́ῃς	ἐσθῐ́ῃ	ἐσθῐ́ητον	ἐσθῐ́ητον	ἐσθῐ́ωμεν	ἐσθῐ́ητε	ἐσθῐ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐσθῐ́οιμῐ	ἐσθῐ́οις	ἐσθῐ́οι	ἐσθῐ́οιτον	ἐσθῐοίτην	ἐσθῐ́οιμεν	ἐσθῐ́οιτε	ἐσθῐ́οιεν
	imperative		ἔσθῐε	ἐσθῐέτω	ἐσθῐ́ετον	ἐσθῐέτων		ἐσθῐ́ετε	ἐσθῐόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ἐσθῐ́ομαι	ἐσθῐ́ῃ, ἐσθῐ́ει	ἐσθῐ́εται	ἐσθῐ́εσθον	ἐσθῐ́εσθον	ἐσθῐόμεθᾰ	ἐσθῐ́εσθε	ἐσθῐ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἐσθῐ́ωμαι	ἐσθῐ́ῃ	ἐσθῐ́ηται	ἐσθῐ́ησθον	ἐσθῐ́ησθον	ἐσθῐώμεθᾰ	ἐσθῐ́ησθε	ἐσθῐ́ωνται
	optative	ἐσθῐοίμην	ἐσθῐ́οιο	ἐσθῐ́οιτο	ἐσθῐ́οισθον	ἐσθῐοίσθην	ἐσθῐοίμεθᾰ	ἐσθῐ́οισθε	ἐσθῐ́οιντο
	imperative		ἐσθῐ́ου	ἐσθῐέσθω	ἐσθῐ́εσθον	ἐσθῐέσθων		ἐσθῐ́εσθε	ἐσθῐέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐσθῐ́ειν				ἐσθῐ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐσθῐ́ων				ἐσθῐόμενος
	f	ἐσθῐ́ουσᾰ				ἐσθῐομένη
	n	ἐσθῐ́ον				ἐσθῐόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ἐσθῐ́ω, ἐσθῐ́ομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐσθῐ́ω	ἐσθῐ́εις	ἐσθῐ́ει	ἐσθῐ́ετον	ἐσθῐ́ετον	ἐσθῐ́ομεν	ἐσθῐ́ετε	ἐσθῐ́ουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐσθῐ́ω(μῐ)	ἐσθῐ́ῃσ(θᾰ)	ἐσθῐ́ῃσῐ(ν), ἐσθῐ́ῃ	ἐσθῐ́ητον	ἐσθῐ́ητον	ἐσθῐ́ωμεν	ἐσθῐ́ητε	ἐσθῐ́ωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐσθῐ́οιμῐ	ἐσθῐ́οισ(θᾰ)	ἐσθῐ́οι	ἐσθῐ́οιτον	ἐσθῐοίτην	ἐσθῐ́οιμεν	ἐσθῐ́οιτε	ἐσθῐ́οιεν
	imperative		ἔσθῐε	ἐσθῐέτω	ἐσθῐ́ετον	ἐσθῐέτων		ἐσθῐ́ετε	ἐσθῐόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ἐσθῐ́ομαι	ἐσθῐ́εαι, ἐσθῐ́ῃ	ἐσθῐ́εται	ἐσθῐ́εσθον	ἐσθῐ́εσθον	ἐσθῐόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐσθῐ́εσθε	ἐσθῐ́ονται
	subjunctive	ἐσθῐ́ωμαι	ἐσθῐ́ηαι, ἐσθῐ́ῃ	ἐσθῐ́ηται	ἐσθῐ́ησθον	ἐσθῐ́ησθον	ἐσθῐώμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐσθῐ́ησθε	ἐσθῐ́ωνται
	optative	ἐσθῐοίμην	ἐσθῐ́οιο	ἐσθῐ́οιτο	ἐσθῐ́οισθον	ἐσθῐοίσθην	ἐσθῐοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἐσθῐ́οισθε	ἐσθῐοίᾰτο
	imperative		ἐσθῐ́εο, ἐσθῐ́ευ	ἐσθῐέσθω	ἐσθῐ́εσθον	ἐσθῐέσθων		ἐσθῐ́εσθε	ἐσθῐέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐσθῐ́ειν, ἐσθῐέμεν(αι), ἐσθῐ́μεν(αι)				ἐσθῐ́εσθαι
participle	m	ἐσθῐ́ων				ἐσθῐόμενος
	f	ἐσθῐ́ουσᾰ				ἐσθῐομένη
	n	ἐσθῐ́ον				ἐσθῐόμενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἤσθῐον, ἠσθῐόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤσθῐον	ἤσθῐες	ἤσθῐε(ν)	ἠσθῐ́ετον	ἠσθῐέτην	ἠσθῐ́ομεν	ἠσθῐ́ετε	ἤσθῐον
middle/passive	indicative	ἠσθῐόμην	ἠσθῐ́ου	ἠσθῐ́ετο	ἠσθῐ́εσθον	ἠσθῐέσθην	ἠσθῐόμεθᾰ	ἠσθῐ́εσθε	ἠσθῐ́οντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ἤσθῐον, ἠσθῐόμην (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἤσθῐον	ἤσθῐες	ἤσθῐε(ν)	ἠσθῐ́ετον	ἠσθῐέτην	ἠσθῐ́ομεν	ἠσθῐ́ετε	ἤσθῐον
middle/passive	indicative	ἠσθῐόμην	ἠσθῐ́εο, ἠσθῐ́ευ	ἠσθῐ́ετο	ἠσθῐ́εσθον	ἠσθῐέσθην	ἠσθῐόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἠσθῐ́εσθε	ἠσθῐ́οντο
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἔδομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἔδομαι	ἔδῃ, ἔδει	ἔδεται	ἔδεσθον	ἔδεσθον	ἐδόμεθᾰ	ἔδεσθε	ἔδονται
	optative	ἐδοίμην	ἔδοιο	ἔδοιτο	ἔδοισθον	ἐδοίσθην	ἐδοίμεθᾰ	ἔδοισθε	ἔδοιντο
					middle
infinitive					ἔδεσθαι
participle	m				ἐδόμενος
	f				ἐδομένη
	n				ἐδόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ἔδομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	ἔδομαι	ἔδεαι, ἔδῃ	ἔδεται	ἔδεσθον	ἔδεσθον	ἐδόμε(σ)θᾰ	ἔδεσθε	ἔδονται
	optative	ἐδοίμην	ἔδοιο	ἔδοιτο	ἔδοισθον	ἐδοίσθην	ἐδοίμε(σ)θᾰ	ἔδοισθε	ἐδοίᾰτο
					middle
infinitive					ἔδεσθαι
participle	m				ἐδόμενος
	f				ἐδομένη
	n				ἐδόμενον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: φᾰ́γομαι (Koine)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle	indicative	φᾰ́γομαι	φᾰ́γῃ, φᾰ́γει, φᾰ́γεσαι	φᾰ́γεται			φᾰγόμεθᾰ	φᾰ́γεσθε	φᾰ́γονται
	optative	φᾰγοίμην	φᾰ́γοιο	φᾰ́γοιτο			φᾰγοίμεθᾰ	φᾰ́γοισθε	φᾰ́γοιντο
					middle
infinitive					φᾰ́γεσθαι
participle	m				φᾰγόμενος
	f				φᾰγομένη
	n				φᾰγόμενον

   Aorist: ἔφᾰγον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔφᾰγον	ἔφᾰγες	ἔφᾰγε(ν)	ἐφᾰ́γετον	ἐφᾰγέτην	ἐφᾰ́γομεν	ἐφᾰ́γετε	ἔφᾰγον
	subjunctive	φᾰ́γω	φᾰ́γῃς	φᾰ́γῃ	φᾰ́γητον	φᾰ́γητον	φᾰ́γωμεν	φᾰ́γητε	φᾰ́γωσῐ(ν)
	optative	φᾰ́γοιμῐ	φᾰ́γοις	φᾰ́γοι	φᾰ́γοιτον	φᾰγοίτην	φᾰ́γοιμεν	φᾰ́γοιτε	φᾰ́γοιεν
	imperative		φᾰ́γε	φᾰγέτω	φᾰ́γετον	φᾰγέτων		φᾰ́γετε	φᾰγόντων
		active
infinitive		φᾰγεῖν
participle	m	φᾰγών
	f	φᾰγοῦσᾰ
	n	φᾰγόν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: φᾰ́γον (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	φᾰ́γον, ἔφᾰγον	φᾰ́γες, ἔφᾰγες	φᾰ́γε(ν), ἔφᾰγε(ν)	φᾰ́γετον, ἐφᾰ́γετον	φᾰγέτην, ἐφᾰγέτην	φᾰ́γομεν, ἐφᾰ́γομεν	φᾰ́γετε, ἐφᾰ́γετε	φᾰ́γον, ἔφᾰγον
	subjunctive	φᾰ́γω(μῐ)	φᾰ́γῃσ(θᾰ)	φᾰ́γῃσῐ(ν), φᾰ́γῃ	φᾰ́γητον	φᾰ́γητον	φᾰ́γωμεν	φᾰ́γητε	φᾰ́γωσῐ(ν)
	optative	φᾰ́γοιμῐ	φᾰ́γοισ(θᾰ)	φᾰ́γοι	φᾰγεῖτον	φᾰγείτην	φᾰγεῖμεν	φᾰγεῖτε	φᾰγεῖεν
	imperative		φᾰ́γε	φᾰγέτω	φᾰ́γετον	φᾰγέτων		φᾰ́γετε	φᾰγόντων
		active
infinitive		φᾰγέεν, φᾰγεῖν, φᾰγέειν, φᾰγέμεν(αι)
participle	m	φᾰγών
	f	φᾰγοῦσᾰ
	n	φᾰγόν
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐδήδοκᾰ, ἐδήδεσμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδήδοκᾰ	ἐδήδοκᾰς	ἐδήδοκε(ν)	ἐδηδόκᾰτον	ἐδηδόκᾰτον	ἐδηδόκᾰμεν	ἐδηδόκᾰτε	ἐδηδόκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐδηδόκω	ἐδηδόκῃς	ἐδηδόκῃ	ἐδηδόκητον	ἐδηδόκητον	ἐδηδόκωμεν	ἐδηδόκητε	ἐδηδόκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐδηδόκοιμῐ, ἐδηδοκοίην	ἐδηδόκοις, ἐδηδοκοίης	ἐδηδόκοι, ἐδηδοκοίη	ἐδηδόκοιτον	ἐδηδοκοίτην	ἐδηδόκοιμεν	ἐδηδόκοιτε	ἐδηδόκοιεν
	imperative		ἐδήδοκε	ἐδηδοκέτω	ἐδηδόκετον	ἐδηδοκέτων		ἐδηδόκετε	ἐδηδοκόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ἐδήδεσμαι	ἐδήδεσαι	ἐδήδεσται	ἐδήδεσθον	ἐδήδεσθον	ἐδηδέσμεθᾰ	ἐδήδεσθε	ἐδηδέσᾰται
	subjunctive	ἐδηδεσμένος ὦ	ἐδηδεσμένος ᾖς	ἐδηδεσμένος ᾖ	ἐδηδεσμένω ἦτον	ἐδηδεσμένω ἦτον	ἐδηδεσμένοι ὦμεν	ἐδηδεσμένοι ἦτε	ἐδηδεσμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐδηδεσμένος εἴην	ἐδηδεσμένος εἴης	ἐδηδεσμένος εἴη	ἐδηδεσμένω εἴητον, εἶτον	ἐδηδεσμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην	ἐδηδεσμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν	ἐδηδεσμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε	ἐδηδεσμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν
	imperative		ἐδήδεσο	ἐδηδέσθω	ἐδήδεσθον	ἐδηδέσθων		ἐδήδεσθε	ἐδηδέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐδηδοκέναι				ἐδηδέσθαι
participle	m	ἐδηδοκώς				ἐδηδεσμένος
	f	ἐδηδοκυῖᾰ				ἐδηδεσμένη
	n	ἐδηδοκός				ἐδηδεσμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἐδήδεμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/passive	indicative	ἐδήδεμαι	ἐδήδεσαι	ἐδήδεται	ἐδήδεσθον	ἐδήδεσθον	ἐδηδέμεθᾰ	ἐδήδεσθε	ἐδήδενται
	subjunctive	ἐδηδεμένος ὦ	ἐδηδεμένος ᾖς	ἐδηδεμένος ᾖ	ἐδηδεμένω ἦτον	ἐδηδεμένω ἦτον	ἐδηδεμένοι ὦμεν	ἐδηδεμένοι ἦτε	ἐδηδεμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐδηδεμένος εἴην	ἐδηδεμένος εἴης	ἐδηδεμένος εἴη	ἐδηδεμένω εἴητον, εἶτον	ἐδηδεμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην	ἐδηδεμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν	ἐδηδεμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε	ἐδηδεμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν
	imperative		ἐδήδεσο	ἐδηδέσθω	ἐδήδεσθον	ἐδηδέσθων		ἐδήδεσθε	ἐδηδέσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ἐδηδέσθαι
participle	m					ἐδηδεμένος
	f					ἐδηδεμένη
	n					ἐδηδεμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ἔδηδᾰ, ἐδήδομαι (Epic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἔδηδᾰ	ἔδηδᾰς	ἔδηδε(ν)	ἐδήδᾰτον	ἐδήδᾰτον	ἐδήδᾰμεν	ἐδήδᾰτε	ἐδήδᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ἐδήδω(μῐ)	ἐδήδῃσ(θᾰ)	ἐδήδῃσῐ(ν), ἐδήδῃ	ἐδήδητον	ἐδήδητον	ἐδήδωμεν	ἐδήδητε	ἐδήδωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐδήδοιμῐ, ἐδηδοίην	ἐδήδοισ(θᾰ), ἐδηδοίησ(θᾰ)	ἐδήδοι, ἐδηδοίη	ἐδήδοιτον	ἐδηδοίτην	ἐδήδοιμεν	ἐδήδοιτε	ἐδήδοιεν
	imperative		ἔδηδε	ἐδηδέτω	ἐδήδετον	ἐδηδέτων		ἐδήδετε	ἐδηδόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ἐδήδομαι	ἐδήδοσαι	ἐδήδοται	ἐδήδοσθον	ἐδήδοσθον	ἐδηδόμεθᾰ	ἐδήδοσθε	ἐδήδονται
	subjunctive	ἐδηδομένος ὦ	ἐδηδομένος ᾖς	ἐδηδομένος ᾖ	ἐδηδομένω ἦτον	ἐδηδομένω ἦτον	ἐδηδομένοι ὦμεν	ἐδηδομένοι ἦτε	ἐδηδομένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ἐδηδομένος εἴην	ἐδηδομένος εἴης	ἐδηδομένος εἴη	ἐδηδομένω εἴητον, εἶτον	ἐδηδομένω εἰήτην, εἴτην	ἐδηδομένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν	ἐδηδομένοι εἴητε, εἶτε	ἐδηδομένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν
	imperative		ἐδήδοσο	ἐδηδόσθω	ἐδήδοσθον	ἐδηδόσθων		ἐδήδοσθε	ἐδηδόσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ἐδηδέναι				ἐδηδόσθαι
participle	m	ἐδηδώς				ἐδηδομένος
	f	ἐδηδυῖᾰ				ἐδηδομένη
	n	ἐδηδός				ἐδηδομένον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: βέβρωκᾰ, βέβρωμαι (Ionic, Koine)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	βέβρωκᾰ	βέβρωκᾰς	βέβρωκε(ν)	βεβρώκᾰτον	βεβρώκᾰτον	βεβρώκᾰμεν	βεβρώκᾰτε	βεβρώκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	βεβρώκω	βεβρώκῃς	βεβρώκῃ	βεβρώκητον	βεβρώκητον	βεβρώκωμεν	βεβρώκητε	βεβρώκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	βεβρώκοιμῐ, βεβρωκοίην	βεβρώκοις, βεβρωκοίης	βεβρώκοι, βεβρωκοίη	βεβρώκοιτον	βεβρωκοίτην	βεβρώκοιμεν	βεβρώκοιτε	βεβρώκοιεν
	imperative		βέβρωκε	βεβρωκέτω	βεβρώκετον	βεβρωκέτων		βεβρώκετε	βεβρωκόντων
middle/passive	indicative	βέβρωμαι	βέβρωσαι	βέβρωται	βέβρωσθον	βέβρωσθον	βεβρώμεθᾰ	βέβρωσθε	βέβρωνται
	subjunctive	βεβρωμένος ὦ	βεβρωμένος ᾖς	βεβρωμένος ᾖ	βεβρωμένω ἦτον	βεβρωμένω ἦτον	βεβρωμένοι ὦμεν	βεβρωμένοι ἦτε	βεβρωμένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	βεβρωμένος εἴην	βεβρωμένος εἴης	βεβρωμένος εἴη	βεβρωμένω εἴητον, εἶτον	βεβρωμένω εἰήτην, εἴτην	βεβρωμένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν	βεβρωμένοι εἴητε, εἶτε	βεβρωμένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν
	imperative		βέβρωσο	βεβρώσθω	βέβρωσθον	βεβρώσθων		βέβρωσθε	βεβρώσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		βεβρωκέναι				βεβρῶσθαι
participle	m	βεβρωκώς				βεβρωμένος
	f	βεβρωκυῖᾰ				βεβρωμένη
	n	βεβρωκός				βεβρωμένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ἐδηδόκειν

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ἐδηδόκειν, ἐδηδόκη	ἐδηδόκεις, ἐδηδόκης	ἐδηδόκει(ν)	ἐδηδόκετον	ἐδηδοκέτην	ἐδηδόκεμεν	ἐδηδόκετε	ἐδηδόκεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• ἔδεσμα (édesma)
• ἐδεστέον (edestéon)
• ἐδεστής (edestḗs)
• ἐδεστός (edestós)
• ἐδητύς (edētús)
• νῆστις (nêstis)

Further reading

• “ἐσθίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐσθίω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐσθίω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐσθίω in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001), A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ἐσθίω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G2068 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• ἐσθίω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011