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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - τρώγω
τρώγω
G5176
Transliteration: trṓgō
Pronunciation: tro'-go
Definition: eat
- Original: τρώγω - Transliteration: Trogo - Phonetic: tro'-go
- Definition:
1. to gnaw, crunch, chew raw vegetables or fruits (as nuts, almonds)
a. of animals feeding
b. of men
2. to eat
- Origin: probably strengthened from a collateral form of the base of G5134" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5134 and G5147" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5147 through the idea of corrosion or wear, or perhaps rather of a base of G5167" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5167 and G5149" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5149 through the idea of a crunching sound - TDNT entry: 11:56,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Probably strengthened from a collateral form of the base of G5134" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5134 and G5147" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5147 through the idea of corrosion or wear; or perhaps rather of a base of G5167" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5167 and G5149" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5149 through the idea of a craunching sound; to gnaw or chew that is (genitive case) to eat: - eat.