ἐσθίω esthiō · G2068
to eat
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 …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐσθίω ; (compare ἔσθω, ἔδω, the latter of which is the radical form, and supplies future and perfect of ἐσθίω), imperfect ἤσθιον []future ἔδομαι (old present subjunctive of non-thematic stem) [], etc.; ἐδοῦμαι late, (προκατ-) []: perfect ἐδήδοκα []; Epic dialect participle ἐδηδώς, -υῖα, []: pluperfect ἐδηδόκειν [] —middle, aorist 1 ἠδεσάμην (κατ-) []:—passive, ἐσθίομαι []aorist 1 ἠδέσθην variant in []perfect ἐδήδεσμαι (κατ-) []; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ἐδήδοται [] — The aorist 2 and …
Where it's used 65 times
Matthew 9:11 · Matthew 11:18 · Matthew 11:19 · Matthew 12:1 · Matthew 14:21 · Matthew 15:2 · Matthew 15:27 · Matthew 15:38 · Matthew 24:49 · Matthew 26:21 · Matthew 26:26 · Mark 1:6 · Mark 2:16 · Mark 7:2 · Mark 7:3 · Mark 7:4 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 7:28 · Mark 14:18 · Mark 14:22 · Luke 5:30 · Luke 5:33 · Luke 6:1 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 7:34 · Luke 10:7 · Luke 10:8 · Luke 12:45 · Luke 15:16 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:28 · Luke 22:30 · Acts 27:35 · Romans 14:2 · Romans 14:3 · Romans 14:6 · Romans 14:20 · 1 Corinthians 8:7 · 1 Corinthians 8:10 · 1 Corinthians 9:7 · 1 Corinthians 9:13 · 1 Corinthians 10:18 · 1 Corinthians 10:25 · 1 Corinthians 10:27 · 1 Corinthians 10:28 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · 1 Corinthians 11:22 · 1 Corinthians 11:26 · 1 Corinthians 11:27 · 1 Corinthians 11:28 · 1 Corinthians 11:29 · 1 Corinthians 11:34 · 2 Thessalonians 3:10 · 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · Hebrews 10:27 … and 10 more
Source: TBESG G2068; TFLSJ G2068
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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