ἐσθίω

esthíō · Greek · Strong's G2068 · 65 occurrences

The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “live”

What it means

used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by G5315 (φάγω); to eat (usually literal)

strengthened for a primary (to eat);

How the KJV renders it

devour, eat, live

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“live”

also renders bióō (G980), hypárchō (G5225), zōogonéō (G2225), anastréphō (G390), politeúomai (G4176), chay (H2416), chăyâʼ (H2418), tiqvâh (H8615)

“eat”

also renders geúomai (G1089), trṓgō (G5176), metalambánō (G3335), bibrṓskō (G977), phágō (G5315), ʼăkal (H399)

“devour”

also renders katapínō (G2666), katesthíō (G2719), ʼăkal (H399), bâlaʻ (H1104), yâlaʻ (H3216)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

65 occurrences in the Greek text, first 55 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 8:7 · V-PAI-3P

However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 8:10 · V-PAN

For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

1 Corinthians 9:7 · V-PAI-3S

What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard, and doesn’t eat of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and doesn’t drink from the flock’s milk?

1 Corinthians 9:13 · V-PAI-3P

Don’t you know that those who serve around sacred things eat from the things of the temple, and those who wait on the altar have their portion with the altar?

1 Corinthians 10:18 · V-PAP-NPM

Consider Israel according to the flesh. Don’t those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?

1 Corinthians 10:25 · V-PAM-2P

Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,

1 Corinthians 10:27 V-PAM-2P1 Corinthians 10:28 V-PAM-2P1 Corinthians 10:31 V-PAI-2P1 Corinthians 11:22 V-PAN1 Corinthians 11:26 V-PAS-2P1 Corinthians 11:27 V-PAS-3S1 Corinthians 11:28 V-PAM-3S1 Corinthians 11:29 V-PAI-3S1 Corinthians 11:34 V-PAM-3S2 Thessalonians 3:10 V-PAM-3S2 Thessalonians 3:12 V-PAS-3PActs 27:35 V-PANHebrews 10:27 V-PANLuke 5:30 V-PAI-2PLuke 5:33 V-PAI-3PLuke 6:1 V-IAI-3PLuke 7:33 V-PAP-NSMLuke 7:34 V-PAP-NSMLuke 10:7 V-PAP-NPMLuke 10:8 V-PAM-2PLuke 12:45 V-PANLuke 15:16 V-IAI-3PLuke 17:27 V-IAI-3PLuke 17:28 V-IAI-3PLuke 22:30 V-PAS-2PMatthew 9:11 V-PAI-3SMatthew 11:18 V-PAP-NSMMatthew 11:19 V-PAP-NSMMatthew 12:1 V-PANMatthew 14:21 V-PAP-NPMMatthew 15:2 V-PAS-3PMatthew 15:27 V-PAI-3SMatthew 15:38 V-PAP-NPMMatthew 24:49 V-PAS-3SMatthew 26:21 V-PAP-GPMMatthew 26:26 V-PAP-GPMMark 1:6 V-PAP-NSMMark 2:16 V-IAI-3SMark 7:2 V-PAI-3PMark 7:3 V-PAI-3PMark 7:4 V-PAI-3PMark 7:5 V-PAI-3PMark 7:28 V-PAI-3PMark 14:18 V-PAP-GPMMark 14:22 V-PAP-GPMRomans 14:2 V-PAI-3SRomans 14:3 V-PAP-ASMRomans 14:6 V-PAI-3SRomans 14:20 V-PAP-DSM

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