ἔφαγον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἔφᾰγον (éphagon)

  1. I ate, devoured

Inflection

No present tense, except for φαγεῖ (phageî) and φαγέοις (phagéois) in later Greek. Generally suppleted with ἐσθίω (esthíō) and ἔδω (édō).

Derived terms

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