eat

prop., of animals, (Hom., al.). to gnaw, munch, crunch Of men, raw food, as vegetables, nuts, etc. (Hdt., al.). to eat In late vernacular, simply (= ): , , , , (LXX ) (v. Kennedy, , 82, 155; MM, xxv).† to eat ἐσθίω ἐσθίων Mt 24:38 Jo 6:54 56 57 58 13:18 Sources

or perhaps rather of a base of G5167 (τρυγών) and G5149 (τρίζω) through the idea of a craunching sound; to gnaw or chew, i.e. (generally) to eat

eat