Definition
συν-εσθίω
[in LXX: Genesis 43:32, Exodus 18:12 (אָכַל), 2 Kings 12:17 (בָּרָה), Psalm 101:5 * ;]
to eat with one: with dative of person(s), Luke 15:2, Acts 10:41; 11:3, 1 Corinthians 5:11; before μετά, with genitive of person(s), Galatians 2:12.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as συνεσθίω:
- אָכַלa.khal“to eat”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Luke 15:2συνεσθίει · eats withSo the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Acts 10:41συνεφάγομεν · ate…not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
- Acts 11:3συνέφαγες · ate with…and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
- 1 Corinthians 5:11συνεσθίειν · eatBut now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
- Galatians 2:12συνήσθιεν · he used to eatFor before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.