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phagein G5315

φαγεῖν (phagein) means “to eat” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

φαγεῖν Greek · G5315 93 tagged occurrences in 86 verses

Pronunciation guide: fag'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G5315

φαγεῖν · phagein · to eat

φάγομαιHellenistic for cl. ἔδομαι, see: ἐσθίω. ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω, [in LXX chiefly for אכל ;] to eat; (a) absol.: Mat.14:20, 21 Mrk.6:31, Jhn.4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M, Pr., 111), 1Co.11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, with dative of person(s), Mrk.5:43, al.; ἐ. καὶ πίνειν, Mat.6:25, 31 Luk.10:7, al.; of ordinary use of food and drink, 1Co.9:4 11:22; of partaking of food at table, Mrk.2:16, Luk.5:30, al.; opposite to fasting, Mat.11:18, Luk.5:33, al.; of revelling, Mat.24:49, Luk.12:45 . (b) with accusative of thing(s): Mat.6:25, Mrk.1:6, Jhn.6:31, Rom.14:2, al.; ἄρτον (Heb. אָכַל לֶחֶם), Mat.15:2, Mrk.3:20, al.; τὸν ἑαυτοῦ ἄ., 2Th.3:12; ἄ. before παρά, genitive of person(s), 2Th.3:8; τά before id., Luk.10:7; τ. πάσχα, Mat.26:17, Mrk.14:12 al; τ. κυριακὸν δεῖπνον, 1Co.11:20; τ. θυσίας, 1Co.10:18; before ἐκ (= cl. part. genitive), Jhn.6:26, 5o, 51, 1Co.11:28; ἀπό (cf. Heb. אָכַל מִן), Mat.15:27, Mrk.7:28; metaphorically, to devour, consume: Heb.10:27, Jas.5:3, Rev.17:16 (cf. κατ-, συν-εσθίω) . (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does); used only in fut. and 2nd aor. tenses.

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How translators render G5315

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
to eat 26
eat 8
ate 6
something to eat 5
you eat 3
you will eat 3
i may eat 2
may eat 2
they all ate 2
and ate 1
and ate it 1
and eat 1
consume 1
did we eat 1
eat something 1
eating 1
eats 1
food 1
had eaten 1
he and his companions ate 1
he ate 1
he did not eat 1
he eats 1
i eat 1
i had eaten 1
i have never eaten 1
i will never eat 1
i will not eat 1
let us eat 1
let us feast 1
shall we eat 1
so they would eat 1
the people ate 1
the people had eaten 1
they will eat 1
to food 1
we ate 1
we do 1
we do not eat 1
who ate the manna 1
will eat at the feast 1
you ate 1
you may eat 1
you to eat 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
to eat 27
eat 20
did eat 7
meat 3
shall eat 3
they did 3
they did eat 3
ye shall eat 3
i shall eat 2
let us eat 2
may eat 2
we eat 2
and did eat 1
did 1
did we eat 1
eaten 1
eating 1
he did eat 1
he eat 1
he would eat 1
i had eaten 1
i have 1
i have eaten 1
i will eat 1
shall we eat 1
shalt eat 1
so much as to eat 1
that he may eat 1
they might eat 1
they that had eaten 1
they will 1
they would 1
thou mayest eat 1
we have eaten 1
we may eat 1
ye did eat 1
ye may eat 1

Verses containing G5315

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  1. Matthew 6:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

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  2. Matthew 6:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

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  3. Matthew 12:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

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  4. Matthew 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”

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  5. Matthew 14:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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  6. Matthew 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

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  7. Matthew 15:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”

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  8. Matthew 15:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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  9. Matthew 25:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,

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  10. Matthew 25:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

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  11. Matthew 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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  12. Matthew 26:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”

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  13. Mark 2:26 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

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  14. Mark 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.

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    Source alternate reference: 3.19

  15. Mark 5:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.

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  16. Mark 6:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

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  17. Mark 6:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

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  18. Mark 6:37 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

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  19. Mark 6:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They all ate and were satisfied,

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  20. Mark 6:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.

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  21. Mark 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

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  22. Mark 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

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  23. Mark 8:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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  24. Mark 11:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.

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  25. Mark 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

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  26. Mark 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’

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  27. Luke 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

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  28. Luke 6:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”

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  29. Luke 7:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

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  30. Luke 8:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

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  31. Luke 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

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  32. Luke 9:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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  33. Luke 12:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

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  34. Luke 12:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

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  35. Luke 12:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

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  36. Luke 13:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’

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  37. Luke 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

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  38. Luke 14:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

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  39. Luke 15:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.

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  40. Luke 17:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?

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  41. Luke 22:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

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  42. Luke 22:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’

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  43. Luke 22:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before My suffering.

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  44. Luke 22:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

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  45. Luke 24:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and He took it and ate it in front of them.

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  46. John 4:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

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  47. John 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

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  48. John 4:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?”

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  49. John 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  50. John 6:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

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