γεύω geuō · G1089
to taste
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)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
γεύω, ; future γεύσω []: aorist ἔγευσα []: —middle, future γεύσομαι []: aorist ἐγευσάμην []; γεύσεται, -σόμεθα, Epic dialect for -ηται, -ώμεθα, []: 3rd.pers. plural optative γευσαίατο []: perfect γέγευμαι []: pluperfect ἐγέγευντο []:—give a taste of, γλυκὺν γεύσας τὸν αἰῶνα []; II middle, γεύομαι, with perfect and pluperfect passive, taste, with genitive, προικὸς γεύσεσθαι Ἀχαιῶν []; ἀλλήλων ἐγέγευντο they had tasted, eaten of.., []; II.2 take food, []; dine, PLond. unpublished[]; II.3 …
Where it's used 15 times
Matthew 16:28 · Matthew 27:34 · Mark 9:1 · Luke 9:27 · Luke 14:24 · John 2:9 · John 8:52 · Acts 10:10 · Acts 20:11 · Acts 23:14 · Colossians 2:21 · Hebrews 2:9 · Hebrews 6:4 · Hebrews 6:5 · 1 Peter 2:3
Source: TBESG G1089; TFLSJ G1089
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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