Greek - English Dictionary
G2068 - Devour
| Strong's No.: | G2068 |
| Greek: | ἐσθίω |
| Transliteration: | esthiō |
| Phonetic: | es-thee'-o |
| Word Origin: | Strengthened for a primary word ἔδω edō (to eat) |
| Bible Usage: | devour eat live. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | used only in certain tenses the rest being supplied by G5315; to eat (usually literally) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to eat 2. to eat (consume) a thing a. to take food, eat a meal 3. metaph. to devour, consume |
| Bible References:
Devour |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
devour ( 1 )
eat ( 39 )
eaten ( 1 )
eateth ( 14 )
eating ( 6 )
live ( 1 )
not ( 3 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.