to taste

Greek Verb

γεύω, γεύομαι, [in LXX chiefly for טעם;] to make to taste. Mid, to taste eat: absol, Act.10:10 20:11, Col.2:21; with genitive, Mat.27:34, Luk.14:24, Act.23:14; with accusative (not cl, but see Westc, Heb., l.with; M, Pr., 66, 245), Jhn.2:9. Metaphorical, Heb.6:4; ῥῆμα θεοῦ, Heb.6:5 (on case, see supr, and cf. Milligan, NTD, 68) θανάτου (cf. Talmudic טַעַם מִיתָה), Mat.16:28, Mrk.9:1, Luk.9:27, Jhn.8:52, Heb.2:9; before ὅτι, 1Pe.2:3 (Cremer, 148). (AS)

to taste

Greek Verb

γεύω, future γεύσω [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἔγευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: —middle, future γεύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἐγευσάμην [Refs]; γεύσεται, -σόμεθα, Epic dialect for -ηται, -ώμεθα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: 3rd.pers. plural optative γευσαίατο [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect γέγευμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐγέγευντο [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—give a taste of, γλυκὺν γεύσας τὸν αἰῶνα [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) middle, γεύομαι, with perfect and pluperfect passive, taste, with genitive, προικὸς γεύσεσθαι Ἀχαιῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀλλήλων ἐγέγευντο they had tasted, eaten of, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) take food, [NT+5th c.BC+]; dine, PLond. unpublished[Refs 4th c.AD+] II.3) metaphorically, taste, make proof of, feel, δουρὸς ἀκωκῆς ἡμετέροιο γεύσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε. γευσόμεθ᾽ ἀλλήλων ἐγχείῃσιν let us try one another with the spear, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; taste the sweets of, ἀρχῆς, ἐλευθερίης, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀλκᾶς, στεφάνων, [Refs]; of a married woman, ἀνδρὸς γεγευμένη [Refs 4th c.BC+]; γ. πόνων to have experience of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γ. ἐμπύρων make trial of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Sanskrit ju[snull]áte 'enjoy', Latin gusto.)

Greek

Verb

to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill); eat, taste; a primary verb