φέρβω only in pres. and imperf., with plup. ἐπεφόρβειν.
I.to feed, nourish, Pind., Eur.; c. gen. to feed oxen on a thing, Hhymn.
2.= σώζω, to preserve, Hes.
II.Pass. to be fed, feed upon a thing, Lat. pasci, vesci, παρέξω δαῖθ᾽ ὑφ᾽ ὧν ἐφερβόμην I shall make food for those by whom I feed myself, Soph.
2.to eat, feed on, c. acc., Lat. depasci, Eur.
3.to enjoy, have, νόον Pind.