Lexicon :: Strong's G2719 - katesthiō

κατεσθίω

Transliteration

katesthiō (Key)

Pronunciation

kat-es-thee'-o

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

From κατά (G2596) and ἐσθίω (G2068) (including its alternate)

Greek Inflections of κατεσθίω [?]

mGNT
14x in 10 unique form(s) TR
15x in 9 unique form(s) LXX
138x in 27 unique form(s)

κατάφαγε — 1x

καταφάγῃ — 1x

καταφαγών — 1x

κατεσθίει — 2x

κατεσθίετε — 2x

κατεσθίοντες — 1x

κατεσθίουσιν — 1x

κατέφαγεν — 5x

κατέφαγον — 1x

κατάφαγε — 1x

καταφάγεταί — 1x

καταφάγῃ — 1x

καταφαγών — 1x

κατεσθίει — 2x

κατεσθίετε — 1x

κατεσθίοντες — 1x

κατεσθίουσιν — 1x

κατέφαγεν — 4x

κατέφαγον — 1x

κατάφαγε — 1x

καταφαγεῗν — 4x

καταφάγεταί — 5x

καταφάγεται — 36x

καταφαγέτω — 1x

καταφάγοι — 3x

καταφάγοισαν — 1x

καταφάγονται — 9x

κατέδεσθε — 1x

κατέδεται — 12x

κατέδονται — 4x

κατέσθετε — 1x

κατέσθῃ — 1x

κατεσθίει — 1x

κατεσθίειν — 1x

κατεσθιέτωσαν — 1x

κατεσθίοντας — 1x

κατεσθίοντες — 2x

κατεσθίουσα — 1x

κατεσθιούσης — 2x

κατεσθίουσιν — 1x

κατέσθουσα — 2x

κατέφαγε — 1x

κατέφαγέν — 2x

κατέφαγεν — 35x

κατέφαγον — 8x

κατήσθιεν — 1x

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Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

κατεσθίω katesthíō, kat-es-thee'-o; from G2596 and G2068 (including its alternate); to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively):—devour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G2719 in the following manner: devour (10x), eat up (3x), devour up (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G2719 in the following manner: devour (10x), eat up (3x), devour up (2x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to consume by eating, to eat up, devour
1. of birds
2. of a dragon
3. of a man eating up the little book
metaph.
1. to devour i.e. squander, waste: substance
2. to devour i.e. forcibly appropriate: widows' property
3. to strip one of his goods
  1. to ruin (by the infliction of injuries)
4. by fire, to devour i.e. to utterly consume, destroy
5. of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

κατεσθίω katesthíō, kat-es-thee'-o; from G2596 and G2068 (including its alternate); to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively):—devour.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G2719:

κατεσθίω, participle plural κατεσθοντες (Mark 12:40 Tr WH; see ἐσθίω and ἔσθω; cf. Fritzsche, Hdbch. z. d. Apokryphen, i., p. 150 (who says, 'The shorter form occurs frequently in the Sept., Leviticus 19:26; Sir. 20:15 (16), elsewhere almost exclusively poetic; see Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprachl. ii., p. 185' (cf. Veitch, under the word, ἐσθίω))); future καταφάγομαι (John 2:17 G L T Tr WH; see ἐσθίω); 2 aorist κατέφαγον; the Sept. for אָכַל;
1. properly, to consume by eating, to eat up, devour: τί, of birds, Matthew 13:4; Mark 4:4; Luke 8:5; of a dragon, Revelation 12:4; of a man, eating up the little book, i. e. eagerly taking its entire contents into his inmost soul, and, as we say, digesting it (borrowed from the figure in Ezekiel 2:10; Ezekiel 3:1-3, cf. Jeremiah 15:16): Revelation 10:9f.
2. Metaphorically, in various uses;
a. to devour i. e. squander, waste, substance: Luke 15:30 (often so in Greek writings from Homer, Odyssey 3, 315; 15, 12 down; devorare patrimonium, Catull. 29, 23).
b. to devour i. e. forcibly appropriate: τάς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, widows' property, Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mark 12:40 (cf. Buttmann, 79 (69); Winer's Grammar, § 29, 2); Luke 20:47.
c. with an accusative of the person
α. to strip one of his goods: 2 Corinthians 11:20.
β. to ruin (by the infliction of injuries): Galatians 5:15.
d. of fire, to devour i. e. utterly consume, destroy: τινα, Revelation 11:5; Revelation 20:9.
e. of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions: τινα, John 2:17 (Psalm 68:10 (Ps. 69:10); Josephus, Antiquities 7, 8, 1).

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus: 19:26
Psalms: 68:10; 69:10
Jeremiah: 15:16
Ezekiel: 2:10; 3:1; 3:2; 3:3
Matthew: 13:4
Mark: 4:4; 12:40; 12:40
Luke: 8:5; 15:30; 20:47
John: 2:17; 2:17
2 Corinthians: 11:20
Galatians: 5:15
Revelation: 10:9; 11:5; 12:4; 20:9

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G2719 matches the Greek κατεσθίω (katesthiō),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 13:4

Mat 13:4 - And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured^G2719 ➔ them up:^G2719

Mat 23:14

Mat 23:14 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour^G2719 widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

Mar 4:4

Mar 4:4 - And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured^G2719 ➔ it up.^G2719

Mar 12:40

Mar 12:40 - Which devour^G2719 widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

Luk 8:5

Luk 8:5 - A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured^G2719 it.

Luk 15:30

Luk 15:30 - But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured^G2719 thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Luk 20:47

Luk 20:47 - Which devour^G2719 widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

Jhn 2:17

Jhn 2:17 - And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten^G2719 ➔ me up.^G2719

2Co 11:20

2Co 11:20 - For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour^G2719 you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

Gal 5:15

Gal 5:15 - But if ye bite and devour^G2719 one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Rev 10:9

Rev 10:9 - And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat^G2719 ➔ it up;^G2719 and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

Rev 10:10

Rev 10:10 - And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate^G2719 ➔ it up;^G2719 and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

Rev 11:5

Rev 11:5 - And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth^G2719 their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

Rev 12:4

Rev 12:4 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour^G2719 her child as soon as it was born.

Rev 20:9

Rev 20:9 - And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured^G2719 them.