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Greek · G2719, G979

καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον

To devour · life

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κατεσθίω G2719 to devour
Pronunciation katesthíō
Intensified consumption that completely destroys or consumes entirely, often used metaphorically for destructive behavior.
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βίος G979 life
Pronunciation bíos
Life as lived experience and livelihood, contrasting with ζωή (life as vital principle or spiritual existence).
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What does καταφαγών σου τὸν βίον (kataphagōn sou ton bion) mean in the Bible?

κατεσθίω · βίος is a Greek phrase meaning "having devoured your livelihood/property".

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What does κατεσθίω · βίος mean in the Bible?

κατεσθίω · βίος is a Greek phrase meaning "having devoured your livelihood/property".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2719, G979?

G2719, G979 is connected to 14 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. having devoured your livelihood/property

Strong's G2719, G979
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Word forms 4 forms 14 references

Source Gloss

having devoured your livelihood/property
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 4 Aligned forms 14 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active, Middle
Tenses
Aorist Present Future
Voices
Active Middle
Indicative states a fact or reality 10×
Aorist Active Matt 13:4 · Mark 4:4 · Luke 8:5 · Rev 20:9 · Rev 10:10 5×
Present Active 2 Cor 11:20 · Rev 11:5 · Luke 20:47 · Gal 5:15 4×
Future Middle John 2:17 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Mark 12:40 1×
Aorist Active Luke 15:30 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Rev 10:9 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Rev 12:4 1×
14 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 5 ongoing 3 prospective 1 imperative 1 subjunctive 1 participle 2
Tense
aorist 8 present 4 future 1
Voice
active 12 middle 1
Mood
indicative 9 participle 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:4 κατέφαγεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:4 κατέφαγεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:40 κατεσθίοντες present active participle participle Luke 8:5 κατέφαγεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 15:30 καταφαγών aorist active participle participle Luke 20:47 κατεσθίουσιν present active indicative ongoing John 2:17 καταφάγεταί future middle indicative prospective 2 Corinthians 11:20 κατεσθίει present active indicative ongoing Revelation 10:10 κατέφαγον aorist active indicative completed Revelation 10:9 κατάφαγε aorist active imperative imperative Revelation 11:5 κατεσθίει present active indicative ongoing Revelation 12:4 καταφάγῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 20:9 κατέφαγεν aorist active indicative completed

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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