χορτ-άζω,
feed, fatten, properly of cattle [[(2nd c.AD: Aelius Dionysius Grammaticus “fragment” 326), χ. ἕλικας βόας ἔνδον ἐόντας 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 452 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; χορτάσω τὸν κάνθαρον (the beetle being comically treated as a horse), [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 176; τούτοισι (i.e. σιτίοις).. τοῦτον χορτάσω [prev. work] 139 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; with accusative of things, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 372d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, eat their fill, of cattle, [[[prev. work] 586a ] Refs]; τινος of a thing, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 4.9.1. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II of persons, feed, βολβοῖς ἐμαυτὸν χορτάσω [[ 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 7.5; ἡ θυγάτηρ τὴν μητέρα οὐκ ἐχόρτασεν οὔτε ἡ μήτηρ τὴν θυγατέρα “Supp.epigram” 6.187 (from Phrygia)] Refs 4th c.BC+]: with genitive, fill full of.., θεράπευε καὶ χόρταζε τῶν μονῳδιῶν (metaphorically) [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 154 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, with accusative, χορταζόμενοι γάλα λευκόν [[ 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 142 (hexameters): with _dative_, χ. ἅπασιν ἀγαθοῖς 4th c.BC: Amphis Comicus 28: with _genitive_, στεμφύλων 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 107: _metaphorically_, λύπης 3rd c.AD: Pseudo-Callisthenes Historicus 2.22; ζωῆς LXX.Tob.12.9; ἔν τινι LXX.Psa.16(17).15 ] LXX+5th c.BC+]: absolutely, feast, κεχόρτασμαι.. οὐ κακῶς [[ 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 30.1, cf. Araros 21, 4th c.BC: Nicostratus Philosophus 20, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 465, NT.Mark.7.27, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.9.19. ] NT+4th c.BC+]