G2068
ἐσθίω
esthíō
used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by G5315 (φάγω); to eat (usually literal)
Lexicon
Derivation: strengthened for a primary (to eat);
used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by G5315 (φάγω); to eat (usually literal)
- used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by G5315 (φάγω)
- to eat (usually literal)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: devour, eat, live
Usage
65 occurrences · 0 OT · 65 NT · 28 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- eat10 · 16%
- eateth7 · 11%
- to eat6 · 10%
- eating5 · 8%
- did eat5 · 8%
- him that eateth3 · 5%
- they eat2 · 3%
- he eateth2 · 3%
- they did eat2 · 3%
- he that eateth2 · 3%
- ye eat2 · 3%
- let him eat2 · 3%
- they that had eaten1 · 2%
- they that did eat1 · 2%
- were eating1 · 2%
- he did eat1 · 2%
- do ye eat1 · 2%
- eat such things1 · 2%
- ye may eat1 · 2%
- let1 · 2%
- him which eateth1 · 2%
- it. he that eateth1 · 2%
- who eateth1 · 2%
- live1 · 2%
- which eat1 · 2%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἐσθίων11ἐσθίετε6ἐσθίει5ἐσθίουσιν5ἐσθίοντες4ἐσθιόντων3ἐσθίειν3ἐσθίῃ2ἤσθιον,2ἐσθίειν.2ἐσθίει;2ἤσθιον2
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.