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ἐσθίω

esthiōto eatHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb65 occurrences8 books55 verses

Definition

ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω,

[in LXX chiefly for אכל ;]

to eat;

(a) absol.: Matthew 14:20, 21, Mark 6:31, John 4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M, Pr., 111), 1 Corinthians 11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, with dative of person(s), Mark 5:43, al.; ἐ. καὶ πίνειν, Matthew 6:25, 31, Luke 10:7, al.; of ordinary use of food and drink, 1 Corinthians 9:4; 11:22; of partaking of food at table, Mark 2:16, Luke 5:30, al.; opposite to fasting, Matthew 11:18, Luke 5:33, al.; of revelling, Matthew 24:49, Luke 12:45 .

(b) with accusative of thing(s): Matthew 6:25, Mark 1:6, John 6:31, Romans 14:2, al.; ἄρτον (Heb. אָכַל לֶחֶם), Matthew 15:2, Mark 3:20, al.; τὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἄ., 2 Thessalonians 3:12; ἄ. before παρά, genitive of person(s), 2 Thessalonians 3:8; τά before id., Luke 10:7; τ. πάσχα, Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12 al; τ. κυριακὸν δεῖπνον, 1 Corinthians 11:20; τ. θυσίας, 1 Corinthians 10:18; before ἐκ (= cl. part. genitive), John 6:26, 5o, 51, 1 Corinthians 11:28; ἀπό (cf. Heb. אָכַל מִן), Matthew 15:27, Mark 7:28; metaphorically, to devour, consume: Hebrews 10:27, James 5:3, Revelation 17:16 (cf. κατ-, συν-εσθίω) .

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐσθίω:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

65 total
  1. Matthew 9:11ἐσθίει · eat
    When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  2. Matthew 11:18ἐσθίων · eating
    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
  3. Matthew 11:19ἐσθίων · eating
    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
  4. Matthew 12:1ἐσθίειν · eat [them]
    At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
  5. Matthew 14:21ἐσθίοντες · fed
    About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
  6. Matthew 15:2ἐσθίωσιν · they eat
    “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
  7. Matthew 15:27ἐσθίει · eat
    “Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
  8. Matthew 15:38ἐσθίοντες · fed
    A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.
  9. Matthew 24:49ἐσθίῃ · to eat
    And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
  10. Matthew 26:21ἐσθιόντων · they were eating
    And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.”
  11. Matthew 26:26Ἐσθιόντων · were eating
    While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
  12. Mark 1:6ἔσθων · His food was
    John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  13. Mark 2:16ἐσθίει · eating; ἐσθίει · He eat
    When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  14. Mark 7:2ἐσθίουσιν · eating
    …and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
  15. Mark 7:3ἐσθίουσιν · eat
    Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
  16. Mark 7:4ἐσθίουσιν · they do not eat
    And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
  17. Mark 7:5ἐσθίουσιν · they eat
    So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
  18. Mark 7:28ἐσθίουσιν · eat
    “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
  19. Mark 14:18ἐσθιόντων · eating; ἐσθίων · is eating
    And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”
  20. Mark 14:22ἐσθιόντων · While they were eating
    While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
  21. Luke 5:30ἐσθίετε · do you eat
    But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
  22. Luke 5:33ἐσθίουσιν · keep on eating
    Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
  23. Luke 6:1ἤσθιον · eat [them]
    One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
  24. Luke 7:33ἐσθίων · eating
    For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
  25. Luke 7:34ἐσθίων · eating
    The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
  26. Luke 10:7ἐσθίοντες · eating
    Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
  27. Luke 10:8ἐσθίετε · eat
    If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
  28. Luke 12:45ἐσθίειν · to eat
    But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
  29. Luke 15:16ἤσθιον · were eating
    He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
  30. Luke 17:27ἤσθιον · [People] were eating
    People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
  31. Luke 17:28ἤσθιον · [People] were eating
    It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
  32. Luke 22:30ἔσθητε · you may eat
    …so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
  33. Acts 27:35ἐσθίειν · to eat
    After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
  34. Romans 14:2ἐσθίει · eats
    For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
  35. Romans 14:3ἐσθίων · eats [everything]; ἐσθίοντα · [does not]; ἐσθίων · does not eat [everything]; ἐσθίοντα · [does]
    The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him.
  36. Romans 14:6ἐσθίων · eats; ἐσθίει · [does so]; ἐσθίων · abstains; ἐσθίει · [does so]
    He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
  37. Romans 14:20ἐσθίοντι · to let his eating be
    Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
  38. 1 Corinthians 8:7ἐσθίουσιν · [that] they eat [such food]
    But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
  39. 1 Corinthians 8:10ἐσθίειν · eat
    For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
  40. 1 Corinthians 9:7ἐσθίει · does not eat of; ἐσθίει · does not drink
    Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
  41. 1 Corinthians 9:13ἐσθίουσιν · eat of
    Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?