Strong's G5315 · Greek
ἐσθίω
phago · /fag'-o/
Definition
a primary verb (used as an alternate of 2068 in certain tenses); to eat (literally or figuratively):--eat, meat.
KJV: eat, meat
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἐσθίω across 90 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
90 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew12 verses
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Matthew 6:31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Matthew 12:4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
Matthew 14:16But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
Matthew 14:20And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
Matthew 15:20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
Matthew 15:37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
Matthew 25:35For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
Matthew 25:42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:
Matthew 26:17Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
Matthew 26:26And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. blessed it: many Greek copies have gave thanks
Mark16 verses
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
Mark 3:20And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
Mark 5:43And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Mark 6:31And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mark 6:36Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
Mark 6:37He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? pennyworth: the Roman penny is sevenpence halfpenny
Mark 6:42And they did all eat, and were filled.
Mark 6:44And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
Mark 8:1In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
Mark 8:2I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
Mark 8:8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
Mark 8:9And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
Mark 11:14And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
Mark 14:12And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? killed: or, sacrificed
Mark 14:14And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
Mark 14:22And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
Luke19 verses
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Luke 6:4How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?
Luke 7:36And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
Luke 8:55And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
Luke 9:13But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Luke 9:17And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 12:22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Luke 12:29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink neither be ye of doubtful mind. neither: or, live not in careful suspense
Luke 13:26Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
Luke 14:1And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
Luke 14:15And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:
Luke 17:8And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Luke 22:8And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
Luke 22:11And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
Luke 22:15And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: With desire: or, I have heartily desired
Luke 22:16For I say unto you I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
Luke 24:43And he took it, and did eat before them.
John14 verses
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
John 4:32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
John 4:33Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
John 6:5When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?
John 6:23(Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:)
John 6:26Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
John 6:31Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
John 6:49Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
John 6:50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
John 6:51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
John 6:52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John 6:53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
John 6:58This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
John 18:28Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. the hall: or, Pilate's house
Acts6 verses
And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
Acts 10:13And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.
Acts 10:14But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Acts 11:7And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
Acts 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. under a curse: or, with an oath of execration
Acts 23:21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.
Romans3 verses
For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
Romans 14:21It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Romans 14:23And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. doubteth: or, discerneth and putteth a difference between meats damned: or, condemned, or liable to punishment
1 Corinthians10 verses
But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. are we the better: or, have we the more are we the worse: or, have we the less
1 Corinthians 8:13Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
1 Corinthians 9:4Have we not power to eat and to drink?
1 Corinthians 10:3And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
1 Corinthians 10:7Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
1 Corinthians 11:20When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. this: or, ye cannot eat
1 Corinthians 11:21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
1 Corinthians 11:24And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. in: or, for a remembrance
1 Corinthians 11:33Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.
1 Corinthians 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. after: or, to speak after the manner of men
2 Thessalonians1 verse
Hebrews1 verse
Revelation7 verses
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
Revelation 2:17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
Revelation 2:20Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
Revelation 10:10And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Revelation 17:16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
Revelation 19:18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G5315 (phago) mean?
a primary verb (used as an alternate of 2068 in certain tenses); to eat (literally or figuratively):--eat, meat.
How many times does G5315 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G5315 (ἐσθίω) appears in 90 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “eat.”
How is phago translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G5315 is rendered as “eat” (88×), “eaten” (5×), “did” (4×), “meat” (3×), among other words.