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ἐκβόσκω

ekbosko

consume, feed on, absorb

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What it meant

ἐκβόσκω · ekboskō — LSJ

consume, feed on, absorb

consume, τὰ ὑγρά Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.29 :— Med., ἐκβόσκομαι feed on, τι Nic. Th. 803 ; absorb, ἰκμάδα Gal. 1.517 : metaph. of grief, ὀδύνη ἐ. με Aristaenet. 2.5.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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