γεύω geuō

Greek word for “to taste” · Strong’s G1089 · used 15 times in 15 verses

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Meaning

γεύω, γεύομαι; to make to taste.

How it is translated

Glosses given for geuō in context, with how often each is used:

• may taste 4
• having tasted 3
• eat 2
• shall taste 1
• will taste 1
• tasted 1
• shall he taste 1
• having eaten 1
• have tasted 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Hebrews 6 (2), Matthew 16 (1), Matthew 27 (1), Mark 9 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 14 (1), John 2 (1), John 8 (1), Acts 10 (1), Acts 20 (1)

Forms

• γεύσωνται 3
• γευσάμενος 2
• γεύσηται 2
• γεύσασθαι 2
• γευσαμένους 2
• γεύσεταί 1
• ἐγεύσατο 1
• γεύσῃ 1
• ἐγεύσασθε 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with geuō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• θάνατος thanatos “death” 5
• ἕως heōs “until” 4
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 4
• ὅστις hostis, hētis “who/which” 3
• ἄν an “if” 3
• ἵστημι histēmi “to stand” 3
• βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 3
• οἶνος oinos “wine” 2
• τε te “and/both” 3
• ὧδε hōde “here” 2
• αἰών aiōn “an age” 2
• ἀμήν amēn “amen” 2

Key verses

The verses using geuō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 16:28 — Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
• Matthew 27:34 — They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
• Mark 9:1 — And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of…
• Luke 9:27 — But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
• Luke 14:24 — For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
• John 8:52 — Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never…
• Acts 10:10 — And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
• Acts 23:14 — And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
• Colossians 2:21 — (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
• Hebrews 2:9 — But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should…
• Hebrews 6:4 — For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
• 1 Peter 2:3 — If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.