κατεσθίω
katesthíō
“to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively)”
20 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
also spelled κατέσθω, to eat up, devour, Mt. 13:4; to consume, Rev. 11:5, to expend, squander, Lk. 15:30; met. to make a prey of, plunder, Mt. 23:13; Mk. 12:40; Lk. 20:47; 2 Cor. 11:20; to annoy, injure, Gal. 5:15
Translated in KJV as
devour
Etymology
from G2596 (κατά) and G2068 (ἐσθίω) (including its alternate);
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