Strong's Concordance geuomai: to taste, eat Original Word: γεύομαιPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: geuomai Phonetic Spelling: (ghyoo'-om-ahee) Definition: to taste, eat Usage: (a) I taste, (b) I experience. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. verb Definition to taste, eat NASB Translation eat (1), eaten (1), taste (8), tasted (4), tasting (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1089: γεύωγεύω: (cf. Latingusto, German kosten; Curtius, § 131); to cause to taste, to give one a taste of, τινα (Genesis 25:30). In the N. T. only the middle γεύομαι: future γεύσομαι; 1 aorist ἐγευσάμην; 1. to taste, try the flavor of: Matthew 27:34; contrary to better Greek usage (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 7 c. (and p. 36; Anthol. Pal. 6, 120)) with the accusative of the object: John 2:9. 2. to taste, i. e. perceive the flavor of, partake of, enjoy: τίνος, Luke 14:24 (γεύσεται μου τοῦ δείπνου, i. e. shall partake of my banquet); hence, as in Greek writings from Homer down, equivalent to to feel, make trial of, experience: τίνος, Hebrews 6:4; ῤῆμα Θεοῦ, Hebrews 6:5, (τῆς γνώσεως, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 36, 2 [ET]). as in Chaldean, Syriac, and rabbinical writers, γεύεσθαι τοῦ θανάτου (Winer's Grammar, 33 (32)): Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:27; John 8:52; Hebrews 2:9; (cf. Wetstein on Matthew, the passage cited; Meyer on John, the passage cited; Bleek, Lünem., Alford on Hebrews, the passage cited), followed by ὅτι: 1 Peter 2:3 (Psalm 33:9 3. to take food, eat: absolutely, Acts 10:10; Acts 20:11; cf. Kypke, Observations, ii., p. 47; to take nourishment, eat — (but substantially as above), with the genitive μηδενός, Acts 23:14; with the ellipsis of a genitive denoting unlawful food, Colossians 2:21. A primary verb; to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill) -- eat, taste. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 16:28 V-ASM-3PGRK: οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως NAS: here who will not taste death until KJV: shall not taste of death, till INT: no not shall taste of death until Matthew 27:34 V-APM-NMS Mark 9:1 V-ASM-3P Luke 9:27 V-ASM-3P Luke 14:24 V-FIM-3S John 2:9 V-AIM-3S John 8:52 V-ASM-3S Acts 10:10 V-ANM Acts 20:11 V-APM-NMS Acts 23:14 V-ANM Colossians 2:21 V-ASM-2S Hebrews 2:9 V-ASM-3S Hebrews 6:4 V-APM-AMP Hebrews 6:5 V-APM-AMP 1 Peter 2:3 V-AIM-2P Strong's Greek 1089 |