τρώγω
trṓgō · G5176 · Greek · 6 occurrences
Meanings
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to eat, eating
To consume solid food
ExamplesMatthew 24:38 “For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
John 6:54 “The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:56 “The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
5 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (participle) 5
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
5 occurrences in 3 groups
- σάρξflesh, body, physical body 2
- ἄρτοςbread, loaf 2
- ἐγώI, we 1
What it doesIt is the subject
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- ἐπαίρωto lift up, to raise 1
- ἔχωto have 1
- ζάωto be alive, to live, to come back to life 1
- μένωto remain, to stay, to abide 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- ἐσθίω esthíō · G2068 · to eat
- τρώγω (to gnaw, chew, crunch) and ἐσθίω (to eat) are near synonyms both denoting the act of eating, with τρώγω emphasizing the physical mechanics of chewing or gnawing while ἐσθίω serves as the more general, unmarked term for eating.
- βιβρώσκω bibrṓskō · G977 · to eat, eating
- Both verbs denote the act of eating, with τρώγω emphasizing the physical action of chewing or gnawing (with an onomatopoetic quality suggesting a crunching sound) and βιβρώσκω serving as a general term for consumption without manner specification.
- γεύομαι geúomai · G1089 · to taste, to eat, eating
- Both denote the action of eating, but τρώγω emphasizes the physical act of chewing/gnawing (a more graphic, visceral term), while γεύομαι centers on tasting and by extension eating, often with connotations of experiencing or sampling rather than sustained consumption.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To eat, eating23.3
- John 6:54 — ““The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
Word family 2 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon to gnaw, crunch, chew raw vegetables or fruits (as nuts, almonds, etc.): ἄγρωστιν, of…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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