Definition
τρώγω
1. prop., of animals, to gnaw, munch, crunch (Hom., al.).
2. Of men, to eat raw food, as vegetables, nuts, etc. (Hdt., al.).
3. In late vernacular, simply to eat (= ἐσθίω): Matthew 24:38, John 6:54, 56-58; 13:18 (LXX ἐσθίων) (see Kennedy, Sources, 82, 155; MM, xxv).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Matthew 24:38τρώγοντες · eatingFor in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
- John 6:54τρώγων · eatsWhoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 6:56τρώγων · eatsWhoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
- John 6:57τρώγων · feeds onJust as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
- John 6:58τρώγων · eatsThis is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
- John 13:18τρώγων · sharesI am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’