κατέδομαι

κατέδω

eat up: fut ind mid 1st sg (epic)

κατέδω

eat up: pres ind mp 1st sg (epic)

κατεσθίω

eat up: fut ind mid 1st sg

κατέδω, Homeric [tense] pres.,

A = κατεσθίω, eat up, devour,

μυίας αἵ ῥά τε φῶτας.. κατέδουσιν Il.19.31

;

εὐλαὶ.. φῶτας ἀρηϊφάτους κ. 24.415

: metaph., οἶκον, βίοτον, κτῆσιν κ., eat up house, goods, etc., Od.2.237, 19.159, 534; ὃν θυμὸν κατέδων eating one's heart for grief, Il.6.202:— later in Pass..

ὑπὸ ὄφεως κατέδεσθαι Arist.Fr. 145

.—For [tense] fut. κατέδομαι and other tenses, v. κατεσθίω.

κατεσθίω, poet. and later [suff] κατερῡκ-έσθω APl.4.240 (Phil.), Ev.Marc.12.40, Dialex.2.14 ([voice] Pass., 1.5, PMag.Lond.46.279 (iv A.D.)): [tense] fut.

A

κατέδομαι Il.22.89

, Od.21.363, Ar.Av. 588: [tense] aor. κατέφαγον (v. καταφαγεῖν): [tense] pf.

κατεδήδοκα Id.V. 838

, Pax 386, etc.; part.

κατὰ.. ἐδηδώς Il.17.542

:—[voice] Pass., [tense] pf.

κατεδήδεσμαι Pl.Phd. 11o

e, Antiph.161.3: [tense] aor.

κατηδέσθην Pl.Com.35

:—eat up, devour, in Hom. freq. of animals of prey,

λέων κατὰ ταῦρον ἐδηδώς Il.17.542

; of a serpent, [

νεοσσοὺς] κατήσθιε 2.314

, cf. Od.12.256; of a dolphin,

κατεσθίει ὅν κε λάβῃσιν Il.21.24

; also of men,

οἳ κατὰ βοῦς.. ἤσθιον Od.1.8

; τοὺς

γονέας Hdt.3.38

, cf. 8.115, E.Cyc. 341; [

τυρὸν] αὐτοῖς τοῖς ταλάροις κ. Ar.Ra. 560

; κατεδηδόκασι τὰ λάχαν' Alex.15.12: c. gen. partit.,

κ. πολλῶν πουλύπων Amips.6

.

2 eat up, devour one's substance, τὰ κοινά, τὰ πατρῷα, Ar.Eq. 258, Antiph.239;

τὰ ὄντα D.38.27

;

πατρῴαν οὐσίαν Anaxipp.1.32

.

3 corrode, [

ῥεύματα] κ. γνάθους Hp.VM19

; λίθοι κατεδηδεσμένοι ὑπὸ σηπεδόνος Pl.l.c., cf. Dialex.1.5 ([voice] Pass.); of the wind,

κ. τὰ ἄνθη Thphr.CP2.7.5

:—[voice] Pass., to be gnawed, ib.5.17.7.

4 bite,

τοῦ παλαιστοῦ τὸ οὖς Philostr.Im.1.6

.

5 κ. ἑαυτόν, metaph., of remorse, Lib.Or.29.32, Ep. 256.

κατεσθίω/κατέσθω (Mk 12:40; PGM 5, 279 κατέσθεται; En 103:15; 104:3. S. on ἐσθίω, also B-D-F §101 and Mlt-H. 238 under ἐσθίω) 2 aor. κατέφαγον; fut. καταφάγομαι (J 2:17, s. B-D-F §74, 2; W-S. §13, 6 and 17; Mlt-H. 198. S. also PIand 26, 23 [98 A.D.]; LXX) and κατέδομαι (1 Cl 8:4; LXX) (Hom. et al.; pap, LXX, TestSol, TestAbr, En, Test12Patr, JosAs, Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 261; Just., D. 57, 2; Tat. 10, 2).

① to eat up ravenously, eat up, consume, devour, swallow lit. τὶ someth. (PFlor 150, 6 ἀπὸ τῶν μυῶν κατεσθιόμενα) of birds (SibOr 5, 471) Mt 13:4; Mk 4:4; Lk 8:5 (τὰ πετεινὰ τ. οὐρανοῦ κ. as 3 Km 12:24m; 16:4). σάρκας (cp. Da 7:5) B 10:4. Of animals that are to devour Ignatius IRo 5:2 (cp. Babrius 103, 10 [lion] L-P. [cp. Aesop, Fab. 142 P.]; Gen 37:20, 33; SibOr 5, 470). Of the apocalyptic dragon τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς devour her child Rv 12:4. A book 10:9f (cp. Ezk 3:1 and BOlsson, ZNW 32, ’33, 90f.—Artem. [of Ephesus] 2, 45 p. 149, 6 speaks of ἐσθίειν βιβλία, experienced in a dream, which is interpreted to mean a quick death). The moth that eats clothing, as a type σὴς καταφάγεται ὑμᾶς B 6:2 (Is 50:9).

② The extension of mng. 1 leads to a multifaceted imagery: devour as if by eating

ⓐ to destroy utterly, destroy (Heraclitus, Ep. 7, 10 τὰ ζῶντα κατεσθίετε. Pass. Diog. L. 6, 5 ‘the jealous ones by their own vileness’) of fire: consume τινά someone (cp. Num 26:10; Job 20:26; Ps 77:63; TestAbr A 10 p. 88, 13 [Stone p. 24] al.; JosAs 25:7) Rv 11:5; 20:9. Of the sword (Jer 2:30; 2 Km 18:8) ὑμᾶς κατέδεται 1 Cl 8:4 (Is 1:20). Of zeal consume (TestSim 4:9; cp. Jos., Ant. 7, 163) J 2:17 (Ps 68:10).

ⓑ to waste: τὸν βίον devour property (cp. Od. 3, 315; Hipponax 39 Diehl; Diog. L. 10, 8, τὴν πατρῴαν οὐσίαν, which was divided among the sons; Aesop., Fab. 169 P.=304 H./249 Ch./179 H-H.; POxy 58, 6; 10 [288 A.D.]; Gen 31:15) Lk 15:30.

ⓒ to rob: τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν eat up widows’ houses i.e. appropriate them in an unethical manner (cp. Od. 2, 237f κατέδουσι βιαίως οἶκον Ὀδυσσῆος; Alcaeus, Fgm. 43, 7 D.²; Mnesimachus Com. [IV B.C.], Fgm. 8 πόλιν; Jos., Bell. 4, 242) Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47 (Mt 23:13 v.l.).

ⓓ to engage in spiteful partisan strife: betw. δάκνω and ἀναλίσκω (q.v.), someth. like tear to pieces Gal 5:15 (cp. Philo, Leg. All. 3, 230 the fig. triad κατεσθίει, βιβρώσκει, καταπίνει).

ⓔ to exploit, abs. εἴ τις κ. if anyone devours (you) (i.e. exploits, robs; cp. Ps 13:4; Is 9:12) 2 Cor 11:20.—DELG s.v. ἔδω. M-M.

κατεσθίω/κατέσθω (Mk 12:40; PGM 5, 279 κατέσθεται; En 103:15; 104:3. S. on ἐσθίω, also B-D-F §101 and Mlt-H. 238 under ἐσθίω) 2 aor. κατέφαγον; fut. καταφάγομαι (J 2:17, s. B-D-F §74, 2; W-S. §13, 6 and 17; Mlt-H. 198. S. also PIand 26, 23 [98 A.D.]; LXX) and κατέδομαι (1 Cl 8:4; LXX) (Hom. et al.; pap, LXX, TestSol, TestAbr, En, Test12Patr, JosAs, Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 261; Just., D. 57, 2; Tat. 10, 2).

① to eat up ravenously, eat up, consume, devour, swallow lit. τὶ someth. (PFlor 150, 6 ἀπὸ τῶν μυῶν κατεσθιόμενα) of birds (SibOr 5, 471) Mt 13:4; Mk 4:4; Lk 8:5 (τὰ πετεινὰ τ. οὐρανοῦ κ. as 3 Km 12:24m; 16:4). σάρκας (cp. Da 7:5) B 10:4. Of animals that are to devour Ignatius IRo 5:2 (cp. Babrius 103, 10 [lion] L-P. [cp. Aesop, Fab. 142 P.]; Gen 37:20, 33; SibOr 5, 470). Of the apocalyptic dragon τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς devour her child Rv 12:4. A book 10:9f (cp. Ezk 3:1 and BOlsson, ZNW 32, ’33, 90f.—Artem. [of Ephesus] 2, 45 p. 149, 6 speaks of ἐσθίειν βιβλία, experienced in a dream, which is interpreted to mean a quick death). The moth that eats clothing, as a type σὴς καταφάγεται ὑμᾶς B 6:2 (Is 50:9).

② The extension of mng. 1 leads to a multifaceted imagery: devour as if by eating

ⓐ to destroy utterly, destroy (Heraclitus, Ep. 7, 10 τὰ ζῶντα κατεσθίετε. Pass. Diog. L. 6, 5 ‘the jealous ones by their own vileness’) of fire: consume τινά someone (cp. Num 26:10; Job 20:26; Ps 77:63; TestAbr A 10 p. 88, 13 [Stone p. 24] al.; JosAs 25:7) Rv 11:5; 20:9. Of the sword (Jer 2:30; 2 Km 18:8) ὑμᾶς κατέδεται 1 Cl 8:4 (Is 1:20). Of zeal consume (TestSim 4:9; cp. Jos., Ant. 7, 163) J 2:17 (Ps 68:10).

ⓑ to waste: τὸν βίον devour property (cp. Od. 3, 315; Hipponax 39 Diehl; Diog. L. 10, 8, τὴν πατρῴαν οὐσίαν, which was divided among the sons; Aesop., Fab. 169 P.=304 H./249 Ch./179 H-H.; POxy 58, 6; 10 [288 A.D.]; Gen 31:15) Lk 15:30.

ⓒ to rob: τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν eat up widows’ houses i.e. appropriate them in an unethical manner (cp. Od. 2, 237f κατέδουσι βιαίως οἶκον Ὀδυσσῆος; Alcaeus, Fgm. 43, 7 D.²; Mnesimachus Com. [IV B.C.], Fgm. 8 πόλιν; Jos., Bell. 4, 242) Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47 (Mt 23:13 v.l.).

ⓓ to engage in spiteful partisan strife: betw. δάκνω and ἀναλίσκω (q.v.), someth. like tear to pieces Gal 5:15 (cp. Philo, Leg. All. 3, 230 the fig. triad κατεσθίει, βιβρώσκει, καταπίνει).

ⓔ to exploit, abs. εἴ τις κ. if anyone devours (you) (i.e. exploits, robs; cp. Ps 13:4; Is 9:12) 2 Cor 11:20.—DELG s.v. ἔδω. M-M.