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Lexicon :: Strong's G2719 - katesthiō

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κατεσθίω
Transliteration
katesthiō (Key)
Pronunciation
kat-es-thee'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From κατά (G2596) and ἐσθίω (G2068) (including its alternate)
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Strong’s Definitions

κατεσθίω katesthíō, kat-es-thee'-o; from G2596 and G2068 (including its alternate); to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively):—devour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G2719 in the following manner: devour (10x), eat up (3x), devour up (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G2719 in the following manner: devour (10x), eat up (3x), devour up (2x).

  1. to consume by eating, to eat up, devour

    1. of birds

    2. of a dragon

    3. of a man eating up the little book

  2. metaph.

    1. to devour i.e. squander, waste: substance

    2. to devour i.e. forcibly appropriate: widows' property

    3. to strip one of his goods

      1. to ruin (by the infliction of injuries)

    4. by fire, to devour i.e. to utterly consume, destroy

    5. of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κατεσθίω katesthíō, kat-es-thee'-o; from G2596 and G2068 (including its alternate); to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively):—devour.
STRONGS G2719:
κατεσθίω, participle plural κατεσθοντες (Mark 12:40 Tr WH; see ἐσθίω and ἔσθω; cf. Fritzsche, Hdbch. z. d. Apokryphen, i., p. 150 (who says, 'The shorter form occurs frequently in the Sept., Leviticus 19:26; Sir. 20:15 (16), elsewhere almost exclusively poetic; see Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Sprachl. ii., p. 185' (cf. Veitch, under the word, ἐσθίω))); future καταφάγομαι (John 2:17 G L T Tr WH; see ἐσθίω); 2 aorist κατέφαγον; the Sept. for אָכַל;
1. properly, to consume by eating, to eat up, devour: τί, of birds, Matthew 13:4; Mark 4:4; Luke 8:5; of a dragon, Revelation 12:4; of a man, eating up the little book, i. e. eagerly taking its entire contents into his inmost soul, and, as we say, digesting it (borrowed from the figure in Ezekiel 2:10; Ezekiel 3:1-3, cf. Jeremiah 15:16): Revelation 10:9f.
2. Metaphorically, in various uses;
a. to devour i. e. squander, waste, substance: Luke 15:30 (often so in Greek writings from Homer, Odyssey 3, 315; 15, 12 down; devorare patrimonium, Catull. 29, 23).
b. to devour i. e. forcibly appropriate: τάς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, widows' property, Matthew 23:14-13Rec.; Mark 12:40 (cf. Buttmann, 79 (69); Winer's Grammar, § 29, 2); Luke 20:47.
c. with an accusative of the person
α. to strip one of his goods: 2 Corinthians 11:20.
β. to ruin (by the infliction of injuries): Galatians 5:15.
d. of fire, to devour i. e. utterly consume, destroy: τινα, Revelation 11:5; Revelation 20:9.
e. of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions: τινα, John 2:17 (Psalm 68:10 (Ps. 69:10); Josephus, Antiquities 7, 8, 1).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
19:26
Psalms
68:10; 69:10
Jeremiah
15:16
Ezekiel
2:10; 3:1; 3:2; 3:3
Matthew
13:4
Mark
4:4; 12:40; 12:40
Luke
8:5; 15:30; 20:47
John
2:17; 2:17
2 Corinthians
11:20
Galatians
5:15
Revelation
10:9; 11:5; 12:4; 20:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2719 matches the Greek κατεσθίω (katesthiō),
which occurs 138 times in 124 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 31:15–Psa 14:4)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:15 - Are we not considered strangers by him? for he has sold us, and quite devoured our money.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:38 - These twenty years have I been with thee; thy sheep, and thy she-goats have not failed in bearing; I devoured not the rams of thy cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:20 - Now then come, let us kill him, and cast him into one of the pits; and we will say, An evil wild beast has devoured him; and we shall see what his dreams will be.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33 - And he recognised it, and said, It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:17 - And in the upper basket there was the work of the baker of every kind which Pharao eats; and the fowls of the air ate them out of the basket that was on my head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:4 - And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows devoured the seven well-favoured and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharao awoke.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:20 - And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up the seven first good and choice cows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:2 - And it came to pass, when they had finished eating the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, that their father said to them, Go again; buy us a little food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:5 - And they shall cover the face of the earth, and thou shalt not be able to see the earth; and they shall devour all that is left of the abundance of the earth, which the hail has left you, and shall devour every tree that grows for you on the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:12 - And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt, and let the locust come up on the land, and it shall devour every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail left.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:15 - And they covered the face of the earth, and the land was wasted, and they devoured all the herbage of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which was left by the hail: there was no green thing left on the trees, nor on all the herbage of the field, in all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:7 - And in the abundance of thy glory thou hast broken the adversaries to pieces: thou sentest forth thy wrath, it devoured them as stubble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:24 - And fire came forth from the Lord, and devoured the offerings on the altar, both the whole-burnt-offerings and the fat; and all the people saw, and were amazed, and fell upon their faces.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:2 - and fire came forth from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:22 - And I will send upon you the wild beasts of the land, and they shall devour you, and shall consume your cattle: and I will make you few in number, and your ways shall be desolate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:38 - And ye shall perish among the Gentiles, and the land of your enemies shall devour you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:1 - And the people murmured sinfully before the Lord; and the Lord heard them and was very angry; and fire was kindled among them from the Lord, and devoured a part of the camp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:12 - Let her not be as it were like death, as an abortion coming out of his mother's womb, when the disease devours the half of the flesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:32 - And they brought a horror of that land which they surveyed upon the children of Israel, saying, The land which we passed by to survey it, is a land that eats up its inhabitants; and all the people whom we saw in it are men of extraordinary stature.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:35 - And fire went forth from the Lord, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:28 - For a fire has gone forth from Esebon, a flame from the city of Seon, and has consumed as far as Moab, and devoured the pillars of Arnon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:10 - And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up them and Core, when their assembly perished, when the fire devoured the two hundred and fifty, and they were [fn]made a sign.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:38 - Thou shalt carry forth much seed into the field, and thou shalt bring in little, because the locust shall devour it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:39 - Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dress it, and shalt not drink the wine, neither shalt thou delight thyself with it, because the worm shall devour [fn]it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:51

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:51 - And it shall eat up the young of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land, so as not to leave to thee corn, wine, oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, until it shall have destroyed thee;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55 - so as not to give to one of them of the flesh of his children, whom he shall eat, because of his having nothing left him in thy straitness, and in thy affliction, with which thine enemies shall afflict thee in all thy cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - and her [fn]offspring that comes out between her feet, and the child which she shall bear; for she shall eat them because of the want of all things, secretly in thy straitness, and in thy affliction, with which thine enemy shall afflict thee in thy cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:22 - For a fire has been kindled out of my wrath, it shall burn to hell below; it shall devour the land, and the fruits of it; it shall set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 - I will make my weapons drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh, it shall glut itself with the blood of the wounded, and from the captivity of the [fn]heads of their enemies that rule over them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:21 - And the angel of the Lord stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; and fire came up out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened bread, and the angel of the Lord vanished from his sight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:15 - And the bramble said to the trees, If ye in truth anoint me to reign over you, come, stand under my shadow; and if not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Libanus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:20 - but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Sicima, and the house of Beth-maalo; and let fire come out from the men of Sicima and from the house of Beth-maalo, and devour Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - And Abenner called Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour perpetually? knowest thou not that it will be bitter at last? How long then wilt thou refuse to tell the people to turn from following our brethren?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8 - And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed among the people in that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:9 - There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:4 - Him that [fn]dies of Baasa in the city the dogs shall devour, and him that dies of his in the field the birds of the sky shall devour.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:38 - Then fire fell from the Lord out of heaven, and devoured the whole-burnt-offerings, and the wood and the water that was in the trench, and the fire licked up the stones and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:23 - (LXX 20:23) And the Lord spoke [fn]of Jezabel, saying, The dogs shall devour her [fn]within the fortification of Jezrael.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:10 - And Eliu answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I am a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour thee and thy fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:12 - And Eliu answered and spoke to him, and said, If I am a man of God, fire shall come down out of heaven, and devour thee and thy fifty. And fire came down out of heaven, and devoured him and his fifty.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:14 - Behold, fire came down from heaven, and devoured the two first captains of fifty: and now, I pray, let my life be precious in thine eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:10 - And the dogs shall eat Jezabel in the portion of Jezreel, and [fn]there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36 - And they returned and told him. And he said, It is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by the hand of Eliu the Thesbite, saying, In the portion of Jezrael shall the dogs eat the flesh of Jezabel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:1 - And when Solomon had finished praying, then the fire came down from heaven, and devoured the whole-burnt-offerings and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:13 - If I should restrain the heaven and there should be no rain, and if I should command the locust to devour the trees, and if I should send pestilence upon my people;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:16 - While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, Fire has fallen from heaven, and burnt up the sheep, and devoured the shepherds likewise; and I having escaped alone am come to tell thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:13 - Let the soles of his feet be devoured: and death shall consume his beauty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26 - And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:20 - Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, and the fire shall devour what is left of their property.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:4 - (LXX 13:4) Will not all the workers of iniquity know, who eat up my people as they would eat bread? they have not called upon the Lord.

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