παρεσθίω

A. eat besides, Hp. Dent. 16.
II. gnaw or nibble at, c. gen., ὥσπερ θύρας . . τῶν λογίων Ar. Eq. 1026 ; μαθημάτων Jul. Gal. 229c.
2. metaph., carp, sneer at, c. acc., D.L. 2.66.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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