What does γεύομαι · θάνατος mean in the Bible?
γεύομαι · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)".
Greek · G1089, G2288
γεύομαι
To taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill) · (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
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γεύομαιG1089to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Pronunciationgeúomai
Open lexicon entry →θάνατοςG2288(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationthánatos
Physical death contrasts with spiritual/eternal death; personified as a power opposing divine life
Open lexicon entry →What does γεύομαι (geúomai) mean in the Bible?
γεύομαι · θάνατος is a Greek phrase meaning "to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1089, G2288?
G1089, G2288 is connected to 15 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Source Gloss
to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Extended definition
:--eat, taste.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms15TensesAorist, FutureVoicesMiddle
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose6×
Aorist MiddleMatt 16:28 · Mark 9:1 · Luke 9:27 · John 8:52 · Heb 2:9 · Col 2:216×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality4×
Aorist MiddleMatt 27:34 · Acts 20:11 · Heb 6:4 · Heb 6:54×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Aorist MiddleActs 10:10 · Acts 23:142×
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Aorist MiddleJohn 2:9 · 1 Pet 2:32×
Future MiddleLuke 14:241×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist13future1
Voice
middle14
Mood
subjunctive5participle4indicative3infinitive2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:28γεύσωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 27:34γευσάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleMark 9:1γεύσωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 9:27γεύσωνταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 14:24γεύσεταίfuture middle indicativeprospectiveJohn 2:9ἐγεύσατοaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 8:52γεύσηταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveActs 10:10γεύσασθαιaorist middle infinitiveinfinitiveActs 20:11γευσάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleActs 23:14γεύσασθαιaorist middle infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 2:9γεύσηταιaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveHebrews 6:4γευσαμένουςaorist middle participleparticipleHebrews 6:5γευσαμένουςaorist middle participleparticiple1 Peter 2:3ἐγεύσασθεaorist middle indicativecompleted
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
to taste death
Word Origins
γεύομαι is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Describes full participation in human death for redemptive purpose.Hebrews 2:5-9