noun · masculine
fagos
Greekφάγος (fagos)
Strong’sG5314
a glutton
stem fag-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† φάγος, -ου, ὁ
(< φαγεῖν, v.s. ἐσθίω)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5314 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfag'-os
a glutton
Fromfrom G5315;
King Jamesgluttonous.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | fagos2×φάγος | fagois |
| object accusative | fagon | fagoin |
| direct address vocative | fagor | fagoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | fagou | fagoiu |
| to, for dative | fago | fagoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
fago is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
fagos“glutton”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 11:19“glutton”erchata tos huios tou anthrōpou esthiarōtos kai pinarōtos, kai legalō; Idou anthrōpos fagos kai oinopotos, telōnoiu filos kai hamartōloiu. kai dikaiita tas sofias apo teiu ergeiu autau.The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Luke 7:34“glutton”erchatē tos huios tou anthrōpou esthiarōtos kai pinarōtos, kai legavō; Idou anthrōpos fagos kai oinopotos, filos telōnoiu kai hamartōloiu.The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’