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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2068 - Devour

Strong's No.:G2068

Greek:ἐσθίω

Transliteration:esthiō

Phonetic:es-thee'-o

Word Origin:Strengthened for a primary word ἔδω edō (to eat)

Bible Usage:devour eat live.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

used only in certain tenses the rest being supplied by G5315; to eat (usually literally)


Thayers
Definition:

1. to eat

2. to eat (consume) a thing

a. to take food, eat a meal

3. metaph. to devour, consume


Bible References:
Devour

Translation
Occurrences:
devour ( 1 )
eat ( 39 )
eaten ( 1 )
eateth ( 14 )
eating ( 6 )
live ( 1 )
not ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.