κατεσθίω katesthiō

Greek word for “to devour” · Strong’s G2719 · used 14 times in 14 verses

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Meaning

κατ-εσθίω; ("perfective" comp.

How it is translated

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

• devoured 4
• devour 2
• devours 2
• devouring 1
• having devoured 1
• will consume 1
• do eat 1
• ate 1
• may devour 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 10 (2), Matthew 13 (1), Mark 4 (1), Mark 12 (1), Luke 8 (1), Luke 15 (1), Luke 20 (1), John 2 (1), 2 Corinthians 11 (1), Galatians 5 (1)

Forms

• κατέφαγεν 4
• κατεσθίει 2
• κατεσθίοντες 1
• καταφαγών 1
• κατεσθίουσιν 1
• καταφάγεταί 1
• κατεσθίετε 1
• κατάφαγε 1
• κατέφαγον 1
• καταφάγῃ 1

Words used with it

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

• πετεινός peteinos “bird” 3
• λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 5
• σπείρω speirō “to sow” 3
• βιβλαρίδιον biblaridion “little scroll” 2
• μακρός makros “long/distant” 2
• μέλι meli “honey” 2
• πικραίνω pikrainō “to embitter” 2
• γλυκύς glukus “sweet” 2
• πρόφασις prophasis “pretense” 2
• στόμα stoma “mouth” 3
• περισσότερος perissoteros “more excessive” 2
• πίπτω piptō “to collapse” 3

Key verses

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

• Mark 4:4 — And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
• Mark 12:40 — Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
• Luke 8:5 — A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
• Luke 15:30 — But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
• Luke 20:47 — Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
• John 2:17 — And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
• 2 Corinthians 11:20 — For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.
• Galatians 5:15 — But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
• Revelation 10:9 — And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it…
• Revelation 11:5 — And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
• Revelation 12:4 — And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered,…
• Revelation 20:9 — And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and…

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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.