Strong's Number G2068

ἐσθίω
esthio · es-thee'-o
Transliteration:
esthio{es-thee'-o}
Word Origin:
strengthened for a primary edo (to eat); used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by 5315
TDNT:
2:689,262
Part of Speech:
verb
Strong's Definition:
used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by G5315 (φάγω); to eat (usually literal)
Usage in the KJV:
eat 63, live 1, devour 1

Total: 65
Occurs 65 times in the Greek text.
Definition:
  1. to eat
  2. to eat (consume) a thing
    1. to take food, eat a meal
  3. metaph. to devour, consume