Strong's Greek · G2068
ἐσθίω
esthíō
devour, eat, live
Definition
used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by G5315 (φάγω); to eat (usually literal)
Derivation
strengthened for a primary (to eat);
Appears 65 times in Scripture
“And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.””
“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.”
“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.””
“And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.”
““Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.””
“About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.”
“A total of four thousand men were fed, besides women and children.”
“For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’”
“When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?””
““Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).