Lexical Definition
ἐσθίω esthíō (es-thee'-o) to eat G:V
strengthened for a primary
devour, eat, live.
- used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by φάγω
- to eat (usually literal)
Abbott-Smith
ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω, [in LXX chiefly for אכל ;]
to eat;
(a) absol.: Mt 14:20, 21 Mk 6:31, Jo 4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, v. M, Pr., 111), I Co 11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, c. dat. pers., Mk 5:43, al.; ἐ. καὶ πίνειν, Mt 6:25, 31 Lk 10:7, al.; of ordinary use of food and drink, I Co 9:4 11:22; of partaking of food at table, Mk 2:16, Lk 5:30, al.; opp. to fasting, Mt 11:18, Lk 5:33, al.; of revelling, Mt 24:49, Lk 12:45 .
(b) c. acc. rei: Mt 6:25, Mk 1:6, Jo 6:31, Ro 14:2, al.; ἄρτον (Heb. אָכַל לֶחֶם), Mt 15:2, Mk 3:20, al.; τὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἄ., II Th 3:12; ἄ. seq. παρά, gen. pers., II Th 3:8; τά seq. id., Lk 10:7; τ. πάσχα, Mt 26:17, Mk 14:12 al; τ. κυριακὸν δεῖπνον, I Co 11:20; τ. θυσίας, I Co 10:18; seq. ἐκ (= cl. part. gen.), Jo 6:26, 50, 51, I Co 11:28; ἀπό (cf. Heb. אָכַל מִן), Mt 15:27, Mk 7:28; metaph., to devour, consume: He 10:27, Ja 5:3, Re 17:16 (cf. κατ-, συν-εσθίω) .
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 6:25 · 6:31 · 11:18 · 14:20 · 14:21 · 15:2 · 15:27 · 24:49 · 26:17 |
| Mark | 1:6 · 2:16 · 3:20 · 5:43 · 6:31 · 7:28 · 14:12 |
| Luke | 5:30 · 5:33 · 10:7 · 12:45 |
| John | 4:31 · 6:26 · 6:31 · 6:50 · 6:51 |
| Romans | 14:2 |
| 1 Corinthians | 9:4 · 10:18 · 11:20 · 11:21 · 11:22 · 11:28 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3:8 · 3:12 |
| Hebrews | 10:27 |
| James | 5:3 |
| Revelation | 17:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐσθίω
(compare ἔσθω, ἔδω, the latter of which is the radical form, and supplies future and perfect of ἐσθίω), imperfect ἤσθιον [Refs 8th c.BC+]future ἔδομαι (old present subjunctive of non-thematic stem) [Refs 8th c.BC+], etc.; ἐδοῦμαι late, (προκατ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: perfect ἐδήδοκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect participle ἐδηδώς, -υῖα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: pluperfect ἐδηδόκειν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —middle, aorist 1 ἠδεσάμην (κατ-) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—passive, ἐσθίομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist 1 ἠδέσθην variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἐδήδεσμαι (κατ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ἐδήδοται [Refs 8th c.BC+] — The aorist 2 and later also the future are supplied by φαγ- (see. φαγεῖν); in Ionic dialect and Hellenistic Greek the perfect is βέβρωκα βέβρωμαι, aorist passive ἐβρώθη; in late Greek the present is τρώγω:—eat, ἐσθιέμεν καὶ πινέμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ ἐσθίοντα ἐν στρατιᾷ the ration-strength, [Refs 8th c.BC+]eat of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, devour, ἤσθιε δ᾽ ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; consume, βίοτον καὶ κτήματ᾽ ἔδονται [Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, ἐσθίεταί μοι οἶκος my house is eaten up, I am eaten out of house and home,[Refs]
__2 metaphorically, πάντας πῦρ ἐσθίει the fire devours all, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of an eating sore, [Refs 4th c.BC+] —passive, ὀδόντες ἐσθιόμενοι decayed teeth, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐσθιόμενα eroded parts of the bowel, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 fret, vex, ἐ. ἑαυτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τὴν χελύνην ὑπ᾽ ὀργῆς to bite the lip,[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__4 take in one's mouth, γλῶτταν αὐλοῦ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]