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δαίνυμι δαίω 2,

I.to divide :—to give a banquet or feast, δαίνυ δαῖτα γέρουσι Il.; δ. γάμον to give a marriage-feast, Hom.; δ. τάφον to give a funeral feast, id=Hom.
2.c. acc. pers. to feast one, Hdt.; ζῶν μὲ δαίσεις thou shalt be my living feast, Aesch.
II.Mid. to have a feast given one, to feast, Hom., Hdt.
2.c. acc. to feast on, consume, eat, id=Hdt.; μίαν δ. τράπεζαν to eat at a common table, Theocr.:— also of poison, to consume, Soph.

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