Greek · G3326, G2068

μετὰ ... ἐσθίει

With/after · to eat

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μετάG3326with/after
Pronunciationmetá
Marks association/companionship with persons or divine presence; gradually replaced σύν in NT usage.
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ἐσθίωG2068to eat
Pronunciationesthíō
Eating as participation in community meals and sacred rituals, not merely consuming food.
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What does μετὰ ... ἐσθίει (meta ... esthiei) mean in the Bible?

μετά · ἐσθίω is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )".

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What does μετά · ἐσθίω mean in the Bible?

μετά · ἐσθίω is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3326, G2068?

G3326, G2068 is connected to 470 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )

Source Gloss

properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between or and or ; less intimate than and less close than )
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns1Aligned forms470
Matt 1:12 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 5:41 · Matt 8:11 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 12:3 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:30 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 12:45470×
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 53 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing17imperative7background3subjunctive4infinitive4participle18
Tense
present50imperfect3
Voice
active53
Mood
indicative20participle18imperative7infinitive4subjunctive4
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:11ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 11:19ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 12:1ἐσθίεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 14:21ἐσθίοντεςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 15:2ἐσθίωσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 15:27ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 15:38ἐσθίοντεςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 26:21ἐσθιόντωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 26:26Ἐσθιόντωνpresent active participleparticipleMark 1:6ἔσθωνpresent active participleparticipleMark 2:16ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoingMark 2:16ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoingMark 7:2ἐσθίουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 7:28ἐσθίουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 7:3ἐσθίουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 7:4ἐσθίουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 7:5ἐσθίουσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 14:18ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleMark 14:22ἐσθιόντωνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 7:33ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 7:34ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleLuke 10:8ἐσθίετεpresent active imperativeimperativeLuke 15:16ἤσθιονimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 17:27ἤσθιονimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 17:28ἤσθιονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 27:35ἐσθίεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 14:2ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 14:20ἐσθίοντιpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:3ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:3ἐσθίονταpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:3ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:3ἐσθίονταpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:6ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:6ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 14:6ἐσθίωνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 14:6ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 8:10ἐσθίεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 8:7ἐσθίουσινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 9:13ἐσθίουσινpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 9:7ἐσθίειpresent active indicativeongoing+13 more occurrences

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)

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