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[28] τραφέμεν. This is probably the aor. act. of “τρέφω”, with intransitive signification. For the form cp. “φαγέμεν 10. 386; ἐλθέμεν Il.4. 247; and for the intransitive use “Τληπόλεμος δ᾽ ἐπεὶ οὖν τράφ̓” (adolevit) “ἐνὶ μεγάρῳ Il.2. 661; “λέοντε ἐτραφέτην Il.5. 555.Herodian takes it as another form of “τραφῆναι”.

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