Greek - English Dictionary
G2719 - Devour
| Strong's No.: | G2719 |
| Greek: | κατεσθίω |
| Transliteration: | katesthiō |
| Phonetic: | kat-es-thee'-o |
| Word Origin: | From G2596 and G2068 (including its alternate) |
| Bible Usage: | devour. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to eat down that is devour (literally or figuratively) |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to consume by eating, to eat up, devour a. of birds b. of a dragon c. of a man eating up the little book 2. metaph. a. to devour i.e. squander, waste: substance b. to devour i.e. forcibly appropriate: widows' property c. to strip one of his goods 1. to ruin (by the infliction of injuries) d. by fire, to devour i.e. to utterly consume, destroy e. of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions |
| Bible References:
Devour |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
devour ( 6 )
devoured ( 3 )
devoureth ( 1 )
up ( 5 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.