ἐπισῑτ-ισμός, ὁ,
furnishing oneself with provisions, foraging, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.26, “An.” 1.5.9. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2. stock or store of provisions,[[ [prev. work] 7.1.9, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 34.7, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 3.5.3, NT.Luke.9.12] NT+4th c.BC+]; ἔχοντες ἐπισιτις μὸν ἡμερῶν μ Philipp. cited in [[ 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.157; ἐ. ἀννώνης “OGI” 200.15 (Axum, 4th c.AD): in _plural_, 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.7.1. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]