ἀριστάω,
infinitive ἀριστᾶν, Ionic dialect -ῆν[[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης” 3.68] Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἠρίστηκα[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 4.2.39, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 212.25 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of this tense the Comedy texts also used I plural ἠρίσταμεν[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 496, 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 22] Refs 5th c.BC+], infinitive ἠριστάναι[[ 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 60:] Refs 5th c.BC+] — passive, perfect ἠρίστημαι, see below [ᾱρ [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 815, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾰρ only late, [[“Anthologia Graeca” 11.387 (6th c.AD: Palladas Epigrammaticus)] Refs 6th c.AD+]]:—take the ἄριστον or midday meal, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 416, “Eq.” 815] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἠρίστων, opposed to ἐδείπνουν, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.7.12, compare “An.” 4.6.21] Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative of things, breakfast on, ἴα καὶ ῥόδα[[ 4th c.BC: Diodorus Comicus 2.37, compare 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 122.5] Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect passive impersonal, ἠρίστηται δ᾽ ἐξαρκούντως[[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 377. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 eat a second meal, opposed to μονοσιτέω, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “V M” 10, “Acut.” 30.] Refs 5th c.BC+]