to eat

Greek Verb

ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω, [in LXX chiefly for אכל;] to eat; (a) absol: Mat.14:20, 21 Mrk.6:31, Jhn.4:31, al; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M, Pr., 111), 1Co.11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, with dative of person(s), Mrk.5:43, al; ἐ. καὶ πίνειν, Mat.6:25, 31 Luk.10:7, al; of ordinary use of food and drink, 1Co.9:4 11:22; of partaking of food at table, Mrk.2:16, Luk.5:30, al; opposite to fasting, Mat.11:18, Luk.5:33, al; of revelling, Mat.24:49, Luk.12:45. (b) with accusative of thing(s): Mat.6:25, Mrk.1:6, Jhn.6:31, Rom.14:2, al; ἄρτον (Heb. אָכַל לֶחֶם), Mat.15:2, Mrk.3:20, al; τὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἄ, 2Th.3:12; ἄ. before παρά, genitive of person(s), 2Th.3:8; τά before id, Luk.10:7; τ. πάσχα, Mat.26:17, Mrk.14:12 al; τ. κυριακὸν δεῖπνον, 1Co.11:20; τ. θυσίας, 1Co.10:18; before ἐκ (= cl. part. genitive), Jhn.6:26, 5o, 51, 1Co.11:28; ἀπό (cf. Heb. אָכַל מִן), Mat.15:27, Mrk.7:28; metaphorically, to devour, consume: Heb.10:27, Jas.5:3, Rev.17:16 (cf. κατ, συν-εσθίω). (AS)

to eat

Greek Verb

ἐσθίω (compare ἔσθω, ἔδω, the latter of which is the radical form, and supplies future and perfect of ἐσθίω), imperfect ἤσθιον [Refs 8th c.BC+]future ἔδομαι (old present subjunctive of non-thematic stem) [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc; ἐδοῦμαι late, (προκατ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect ἐδήδοκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect participle ἐδηδώς, -υῖα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐδηδόκειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —middle, aorist 1 ἠδεσάμην (κατ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, ἐσθίομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἠδέσθην variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἐδήδεσμαι (κατ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ἐδήδοται [Refs 8th c.BC+] — The aorist 2 and later also the future are supplied by φαγ- (see. φαγεῖν); in Ionic dialect and Hellenistic Greek the perfect is βέβρωκα βέβρωμαι, aorist passive ἐβρώθη; in late Greek the present is τρώγω:—eat, ἐσθιέμεν καὶ πινέμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ ἐσθίοντα ἐν στρατιᾷ the ration-strength, [Refs 8th c.BC+]eat of, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, devour, ἤσθιε δ᾽ ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; consume, βίοτον καὶ κτήματ᾽ ἔδονται [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, ἐσθίεταί μοι οἶκος my house is eaten up, I am eaten out of house and home,[Refs] 2) metaphorically, πάντας πῦρ ἐσθίει the fire devours all, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an eating sore, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, ὀδόντες ἐσθιόμενοι decayed teeth, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐσθιόμενα eroded parts of the bowel, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) fret, vex, ἐ. ἑαυτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τὴν χελύνην ὑπ᾽ ὀργῆς to bite the lip,[Refs 4th c.BC+] 4) take in one's mouth, γλῶτταν αὐλοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by g5315 (φάγω); to eat (usually literal); devour, eat, live; strengthened for a primary (to eat)