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φαγεῖν

phageinto eatHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb93 occurrences11 books86 verses

Definition

φάγομαιHellenistic for cl. ἔδομαι, see: ἐσθίω.

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

[in LXX chiefly for אכל ;]

to eat;

(a) absol.: Matthew 14:20, 21, Mark 6:31, John 4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M, Pr., 111), 1 Corinthians 11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, with dative of person(s), Mark 5:43, al.; ἐ. καὶ πίνειν, Matthew 6:25, 31, Luke 10:7, al.; of ordinary use of food and drink, 1 Corinthians 9:4; 11:22; of partaking of food at table, Mark 2:16, Luke 5:30, al.; opposite to fasting, Matthew 11:18, Luke 5:33, al.; of revelling, Matthew 24:49, Luke 12:45 .

(b) with accusative of thing(s): Matthew 6:25, Mark 1:6, John 6:31, Romans 14:2, al.; ἄρτον (Heb. אָכַל לֶחֶם), Matthew 15:2, Mark 3:20, al.; τὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἄ., 2 Thessalonians 3:12; ἄ. before παρά, genitive of person(s), 2 Thessalonians 3:8; τά before id., Luke 10:7; τ. πάσχα, Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12 al; τ. κυριακὸν δεῖπνον, 1 Corinthians 11:20; τ. θυσίας, 1 Corinthians 10:18; before ἐκ (= cl. part. genitive), John 6:26, 5o, 51, 1 Corinthians 11:28; ἀπό (cf. Heb. אָכַל מִן), Matthew 15:27, Mark 7:28; metaphorically, to devour, consume: Hebrews 10:27, James 5:3, Revelation 17:16 (cf. κατ-, συν-εσθίω) .

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φαγεῖν:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

93 total
  1. John 4:31φάγε · eat [something]
    Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
  2. John 4:32φαγεῖν · to eat
    But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
  3. John 4:33φαγεῖν · food
    So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”
  4. John 6:5φάγωσιν · to eat
    When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?”
  5. John 6:23ἔφαγον · [the people] had eaten
    However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
  6. John 6:26ἐφάγετε · you ate
    Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.
  7. John 6:31ἔφαγον · ate; φαγεῖν · to eat
    Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
  8. John 6:49ἔφαγον · ate
    Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
  9. John 6:50φάγῃ · may eat
    This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die.
  10. John 6:51φάγῃ · eats
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
  11. John 6:52φαγεῖν · to eat
    At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
  12. John 6:53φάγητε · you eat
    So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
  13. John 6:58ἔφαγον · [who] ate [ the manna ]
    This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
  14. John 18:28φάγωσιν · to eat
    Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
  15. Acts 9:9ἔφαγεν · he did not eat
    For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
  16. Acts 10:13φάγε · eat
    Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
  17. Acts 10:14ἔφαγον · I have never eaten
    “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
  18. Acts 11:7φάγε · eat
    Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’
  19. Acts 23:12φαγεῖν · to eat
    When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
  20. Acts 23:21φαγεῖν · to eat
    Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
  21. Romans 14:2φαγεῖν · to eat
    For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
  22. Romans 14:21φαγεῖν · to eat
    It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
  23. Romans 14:23φάγῃ · he eats
    But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
  24. 1 Corinthians 8:8φάγωμεν · we do not eat; φάγωμεν · we do
    But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
  25. 1 Corinthians 8:13φάγω · I will never eat
    Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
  26. 1 Corinthians 9:4φαγεῖν · to food
    Have we no right to food and to drink?
  27. 1 Corinthians 10:3ἔφαγον · ate
    They all ate the same spiritual food
  28. 1 Corinthians 10:7φαγεῖν · to eat
    Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”
  29. 1 Corinthians 11:20φαγεῖν · you eat
    Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
  30. 1 Corinthians 11:21φαγεῖν · you eat
    For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
  31. 1 Corinthians 11:33φαγεῖν · eat
    So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
  32. 1 Corinthians 15:32Φάγωμεν · Let us eat
    If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
  33. 2 Thessalonians 3:8ἐφάγομεν · did we eat
    …nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
  34. Hebrews 13:10φαγεῖν · to eat
    We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
  35. James 5:3φάγεται · consume
    Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
  36. Revelation 2:7φαγεῖν · to eat
    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
  37. Revelation 2:14φαγεῖν · so they would eat
    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
  38. Revelation 2:20φαγεῖν · to eat
    But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
  39. Revelation 10:10ἔφαγον · I had eaten
    So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
  40. Revelation 17:16φάγονται · they will eat
    And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
  41. Revelation 19:18φάγητε · you may eat
    …so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”