A.eat after or with (cf. “ἐπί” B. 1.1d, and v. ἐπιπίνω)“, κρέασι βοείοις χλωρὰ σῦκ᾽ ἐπήσθιεν” E.Fr.907; “μικρῷ σίτῳ πολὺ ὄψον” X.Mem. 3.14.3; eat cheese with wine, Telecl.25, cf. Com.Adesp.722.
2. eat as an antidole, “ὅταν ἔχεως φάγῃ, ἐπεσθίει τὴν ὀρίγανον” Arist.HA 612a24, cf. Thphr.CP6.4.7, Trophil. ap. Stob.4.36.28, Dsc.Eup.1.25.
II. eat up, dub. in Pherecr.156.
III. chew the cud, Ael. NA2.54.