1. γράω · graō — Beekes
The corpus record
γράω
grao
to gnaw, eat
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What it meant
γράω [v.] ‘to gnaw, eat’ (Call. Fr. 200). *VAR Only impf. ἔγραε. Athem. ipv. γράσθι (Cypr.), them. (contracted) γρᾶ: φάγε. Κύπριοι ‘eat! (Cypr.y (H.). Also γραίνειν' ἐσθίειν ‘eat’ (HL). *DER ypdotic [f.] ‘green fodder’ (pap. Hippiatr.); more common κράστις (Ar.), probably due to folk etymological connection with another (unknown) word; ypaotitw ‘feed at grass’ (Gp., Hippiatr.), ypaotiopoc … — [Beekes, s.v. γράω, p. 333]
2. γράω · graō — Chantraine
γράω : seulement à l'impf. ἔγρας «il dévorait » (Call. fr. 551). Mais le chypriote fournit de vieilles formes : impér. ath. (présent ou aoriste ?) γράσθι (à Chypre, Masson, ICS 264, cf. Bechtel, Gr. Dial. 1,433), à côté de la forme thém. contractée attestée chez Hsch. yp& * φάγε, Κύπριοι; en outre le substantif composé avec χατά, καγρᾶ “ καταφαγᾶς, Σαλαμίνιοι (Hsch.) qui entre dans la série des sobriquets en -&c; … — [Chantraine, s.v. γράω, p. 251]
3. γράω · graō — LSJ
gnaw, eat
gnaw, eat, Call. Fr. 200: hence γρά· φάγε (Cypr.), Hsch.; γράσθι (imper.), Inscr.Cypr. 144 H.(Golgoi). (Cf. γράστις, Skt. grásati ‘devourʼ?)
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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