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γεύομαι
geúomai · Greek · Strong's G1089 · 15 occurrences
The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “eat”
What it means
to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
eat, taste
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“eat”
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?
- Does continuing to sin after conversion cost you your salvation?
Where it appears
15 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Peter 2:3 V-ADI-2PActs 10:10 V-ADNActs 20:11 V-ADP-NSMActs 23:14 V-ADNColossians 2:21 V-ADS-2SHebrews 2:9 V-ADS-3SHebrews 6:4 V-ADP-APMHebrews 6:5 V-ADP-APMJohn 2:9 V-ADI-3SJohn 8:52 V-ADS-3SLuke 9:27 V-ADS-3PLuke 14:24 V-FDI-3SMatthew 16:28 V-ADS-3PMatthew 27:34 V-ADP-NSMMark 9:1 V-ADS-3P
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.