Strong’s G2068 · Greek
ἐσθίω
esthíō · es-thee'-o
Origin strengthened for a primary ἔδω (to eat);
Meaning used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by φάγω (G5315); to eat (usually literal)
In the King James Version devour, eat, live.
In 55 verses of the King James Version
51–55 of 55
- 1 Corinthians 11:29For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
- 1 Corinthians 11:34And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
- Hebrews 10:27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.