What does ἐσθίω · τρώγω mean in the Bible?
ἐσθίω · τρώγω is a Greek phrase meaning "eat, feed on".
Greek · G2068, G5176
φαγεῖν / τρώγω
To eat · to eat
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ἐσθίω G2068 to eat
Pronunciation esthíō
Eating as participation in community meals and sacred rituals, not merely consuming food.
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τρώγω G5176 to eat
Pronunciation trṓgō
Eating with emphasis on the act of chewing or consuming; in John's Gospel, spiritual appropriation of Christ's flesh and blood
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What does φαγεῖν / τρώγω (phagein / trōgō) mean in the Bible?
ἐσθίω · τρώγω is a Greek phrase meaning "eat, feed on".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2068, G5176?
G2068, G5176 is connected to 157 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. eat, feed on
Source Gloss
eat, feed on
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 groups 6 Aligned forms 157 Tenses Aorist, Present, Imperfect, Future Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 40×
Aorist Active Matt 12:4 · Matt 14:16 · Matt 15:20 · Matt 25:35 · Matt 25:42 · Matt 26:17 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 3:20 · Mark 5:43 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 6:37 · Luke 6:4 · Luke 8:55 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 14:1 · Luke 22:15 34×
Present Active Matt 12:1 · Luke 12:45 · Acts 27:35 · 1 Cor 8:10 · 1 Cor 11:22 · Heb 10:27 6×
Indicative states a fact or reality 49×
Aorist Active Matt 12:4 · Matt 14:20 · Matt 15:37 · Mark 6:42 · Mark 8:8 · Luke 9:17 · John 6:23 · John 6:31 · John 6:49 · John 6:58 · 1 Cor 10:3 · Mark 2:26 · Luke 4:2 · Luke 6:4 · Luke 24:43 · Acts 9:9 21×
Present Active Matt 9:11 · Matt 15:27 · Mark 2:16 · Rom 14:2 · Rom 14:6 · 1 Cor 9:7 · 1 Cor 11:29 · Mark 7:2 · Mark 7:3 · Mark 7:4 · Mark 7:5 · Mark 7:28 · Luke 5:33 · 1 Cor 8:7 · 1 Cor 9:13 · Luke 5:30 20×
Imperfect Active Luke 6:1 · Luke 15:16 · Luke 17:27 · Luke 17:28 4×
Future Middle Luke 14:15 · Jas 5:3 · Luke 17:8 · Rev 17:16 4×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 23×
Present Active Matt 11:18 · Matt 11:19 · Mark 14:18 · Luke 7:33 · Luke 7:34 · Rom 14:3 · Rom 14:6 · 1 Cor 11:29 · Matt 14:21 · Matt 15:38 · Luke 10:7 · 1 Cor 10:18 · Matt 26:21 · Matt 26:26 · Mark 14:22 · Rom 14:20 21×
Aorist Active Mark 6:44 · Luke 15:23 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 32×
Aorist Active Matt 15:32 · Mark 6:36 · Mark 8:1 · Mark 8:2 · John 6:5 · John 18:28 · Matt 6:25 · Luke 12:22 · Luke 12:29 · John 6:53 · Rev 19:18 · Matt 6:31 · Luke 22:8 · 1 Cor 8:8 · 1 Cor 15:32 · Mark 14:14 26×
Present Active Matt 15:2 · 2 Thess 3:12 · Matt 24:49 · 1 Cor 11:27 · Luke 22:30 · 1 Cor 11:26 6×
Imperative command or strong request 12×
Present Active Luke 10:8 · 1 Cor 10:25 · 1 Cor 10:27 · 1 Cor 10:28 · 1 Cor 11:28 · 1 Cor 11:34 · 2 Thess 3:10 7×
Aorist Active Luke 12:19 · John 4:31 · Acts 10:13 · Acts 11:7 · Matt 26:26 5×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Active Mark 11:14 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 53 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 50 imperfect 3
Voice
active 53
Mood
indicative 20 participle 18 imperative 7 infinitive 4 subjunctive 4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:11 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 11:19 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Matthew 12:1 ἐσθίειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:21 ἐσθίοντες present active participle participle Matthew 15:2 ἐσθίωσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 15:27 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 15:38 ἐσθίοντες present active participle participle Matthew 26:21 ἐσθιόντων present active participle participle Matthew 26:26 Ἐσθιόντων present active participle participle Mark 1:6 ἔσθων present active participle participle Mark 2:16 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing Mark 2:16 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing Mark 7:2 ἐσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 7:28 ἐσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 7:3 ἐσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 7:4 ἐσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 7:5 ἐσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing Mark 14:18 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Mark 14:22 ἐσθιόντων present active participle participle Luke 7:33 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Luke 7:34 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Luke 10:8 ἐσθίετε present active imperative imperative Luke 15:16 ἤσθιον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:27 ἤσθιον imperfect active indicative background Luke 17:28 ἤσθιον imperfect active indicative background Acts 27:35 ἐσθίειν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 14:2 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing Romans 14:20 ἐσθίοντι present active participle participle Romans 14:3 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Romans 14:3 ἐσθίοντα present active participle participle Romans 14:3 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Romans 14:3 ἐσθίοντα present active participle participle Romans 14:6 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Romans 14:6 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing Romans 14:6 ἐσθίων present active participle participle Romans 14:6 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 8:10 ἐσθίειν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 8:7 ἐσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 9:13 ἐσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 9:7 ἐσθίει present active indicative ongoing
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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)
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain