ἐσθίω esthiō

Greek word for “to eat” · Strong’s G2068 · used 65 times in 55 verses

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Meaning

ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω;

How it is translated

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

• eating 24
• eat 12
• eats 7
• may eat 5
• do eat 4
• should eat 3
• when were eating 2
• eat? 2
• when are eating 1
• do you eat 1
• does eat? 1
• does drink? 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 11 (6), Mark 7 (5), 1 Corinthians 10 (5), Romans 14 (4), Matthew 15 (3), Matthew 11 (2), Matthew 26 (2), Mark 14 (2), Luke 5 (2), Luke 7 (2)

Forms

• ἐσθίων 11
• ἐσθίει 10
• ἐσθίουσιν 8
• ἐσθίειν 6
• ἐσθίετε 6
• ἐσθίοντες 4
• ἤσθιον 4
• ἐσθιόντων 3
• ἐσθιέτω 3
• ἐσθίωσιν 2

Words used with it

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

• πίνω pinō “to drink” 18
• ἄρτος artos “bread” 11
• μαθητής mathētēs “disciple” 10
• τελώνης telōnēs “tax collector” 5
• συνείδησις suneidēsis “conscience” 5
• Φαρισαῖος Pharisaios “Pharisee” 6
• ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlos “sinful” 5
• ποτήριον potērion “cup” 4
• ἐάν ean “if” 6
• χείρ cheir “hand” 5
• παράδοσις paradosis “tradition” 3
• τράπεζα trapeza “table” 3

Key verses

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

• Matthew 11:19 — The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of…
• Matthew 26:26 — And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
• Mark 14:18 — And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
• Luke 10:7 — And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
• Luke 12:45 — But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be…
• Luke 22:30 — That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Romans 14:6 — He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the…
• Romans 14:20 — For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
• 1 Corinthians 9:7 — Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the…
• 1 Corinthians 9:13 — Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
• 1 Corinthians 10:31 — Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
• Hebrews 10:27 — But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

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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.