{Hath any man brought him aught to eat?} (M(8820)tis (886e)egken
aut(9369) phagein;). Negative answer expected (m(885c)). "Did any one
bring him (something) to eat?" During our absence, they mean.
Second aorist active indicative of pher(935c) ((886e)egken) and second
aorist active infinitive of esthi(935c) (phagein), defective verbs
both of them. See  4:7  for like infinitive construction (dos
pein).