ἐρέπτομαι,
A. feed on,c. acc., only inpres. part., mostly of granivorous animals,λωτόν, κρῖ λευκόν, πυρὸν ἐρεπτόμενοι,
Il. 2.776 , 5.196 , Od. 19.553 , al.; of men, λωτὸν ἐ.
9.97
, AP 9.618 ;βότρυνib. 7.20 ; of fish,δημὸν ἐ. feeding onthe fat of a carcase, Il. 21.204 .— Ep. Verb, used burlesquely by Ar. Eq. 1295 ,ἐρεπτόμενον τὰ τῶν ἐχόντων:— Act. , ἐρέπτω eat,
Nonn. D. 40.306
; also causal,=τρέφω,
Hsch.