verb
katesthiamō
Greekκατεσθίω (katesthiō)
Strong’sG2719
I eat till it is finished
stem katesthi-14 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατ-εσθίω
("perfective" comp. of ἐσθίω, q.v., and cf. M, Pr., 111), [in LXX chiefly for אכל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2719 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katesthiatōκατεσθίει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | devours | 2× |
| katesthiavōκατεσθίετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | devour | 1× |
| katesthialōκατεσθίουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | devour | 1× |
| katesthietiκαταφάγεταί | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | consume | 1× |
| katesthiamaκατέφαγον | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | ate | 1× |
| katesthiataκατέφαγεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | devoured | 4× |
| katesthiateiaκαταφάγῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | devour | 1× |
| katesthiasarκατάφαγε | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | eat | 1× |
| katesthiarōtoisκατεσθίοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | devour | 1× |
| katesthiaratosκαταφαγών | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | devoured | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 10 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katesthiamō | katesthiame | katesthiami | katesthiama1×κατέφαγον | katesthiamē | katesthiamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katesthiasō | katesthiase | katesthiasi | katesthiasa | katesthiasē | katesthiaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthiatō2×κατεσθίει | katesthiate | katesthiati | katesthiata4×κατέφαγεν | katesthiatē | katesthiatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katesthianō | katesthiane | katesthiani | katesthiana | katesthianē | katesthianelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthiavō1×κατεσθίετε | katesthiave | katesthiavi | katesthiava | katesthiavē | katesthiavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthialō1×κατεσθίουσιν | katesthiale | katesthiali | katesthiala | katesthialē | katesthialelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katesthiemō | katesthieme | katesthiemi | katesthiema | katesthiemē | katesthiemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katesthiesō | katesthiese | katesthiesi | katesthiesa | katesthiesē | katesthieselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthietō | katesthiete | katesthieti1×καταφάγεταί | katesthieta | katesthietē | katesthietelē |
| we 1st person plural | katesthienō | katesthiene | katesthieni | katesthiena | katesthienē | katesthienelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthievō | katesthieve | katesthievi | katesthieva | katesthievē | katesthievelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthielō | katesthiele | katesthieli | katesthiela | katesthielē | katesthielelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katesthiameiō | katesthiameia | katesthiameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katesthiaseiō | katesthiaseia | katesthiaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthiateiō | katesthiateia1×καταφάγῃ | katesthiateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katesthianeiō | katesthianeia | katesthianeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthiaveiō | katesthiaveia | katesthiaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthialeiō | katesthialeia | katesthialeiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katesthiemeiō | katesthiemeia | katesthiemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katesthieseiō | katesthieseia | katesthieseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthieteiō | katesthieteia | katesthieteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katesthieneiō | katesthieneia | katesthieneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthieveiō | katesthieveia | katesthieveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthieleiō | katesthieleia | katesthieleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katesthiasōr | katesthiasar1×κατάφαγε | katesthiasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthiatōr | katesthiatar | katesthiatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthiavōr | katesthiavar | katesthiavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthialōr | katesthialar | katesthialēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katesthiesōr | katesthiesar | katesthiesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthietōr | katesthietar | katesthietēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthievōr | katesthievar | katesthievēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthielōr | katesthielar | katesthielēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katesthiamoiō | katesthiamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katesthiasoiō | katesthiasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthiatoiō | katesthiatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katesthianoiō | katesthianoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthiavoiō | katesthiavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthialoiō | katesthialoia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katesthiemoiō | katesthiemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katesthiesoiō | katesthiesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katesthietoiō | katesthietoia |
| we 1st person plural | katesthienoiō | katesthienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katesthievoiō | katesthievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katesthieloiō | katesthieloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katesthiarō | katesthiari | katesthiara | katesthiarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katesthierō | katesthieri | katesthiera | katesthierē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | katesthiarōtos1× | katesthiaritos | katesthiaratos1×καταφαγών | katesthiarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katesthierōtos | katesthieritos | katesthieratos | katesthierētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katesthi 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
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
katesthiatō“devours”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
2 Corinthians 11:20“devours”anechevō gar ei tinos vin katadoulatō, ei tinos katesthiatō, ei tinos lambatō, ei tinos epairetō, ei tinos eis prosōpem vin deratō.In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.
Revelation 11:5“consumes”kai ei tinos autoin thelatō adikara, purem ekporeuetō ek teu stomeu autoiu kai katesthiatō toin echthroin autoiu; kai ei tinos thelateia autoin adikara, houtōs datō auton apokteinira.If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
katesthiavō“devour”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 5:15“devour”ei de allēloin daknavō kai katesthiavō, blepavōr mē hupo allēloiu analiskiveia.But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
katesthialō“devour”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 20:47“devour”hois katesthialō tain oikiain taiu chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseuchelō; houtois lambeli perissoterem krimem.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
katesthieti“consume”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 2:17“consume”mimnēskila tois mathētois autou hoti grafirētem atō; Tos zēlos tou oikou su katesthieti min.His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
katesthiama“ate”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Revelation 10:10“ate”kai lambama tem biblaridiem ek tau cheirau tou angelou kai katesthiama autem, kai ate en te stome mu hōs meliem glukuem; kai hote esthiama autem, pikrainita tas koilias mu.So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.
katesthiata“devoured”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular4×
Matthew 13:4“devoured”kai en te speirarō auton heim men piptata para tan hodan, kai ercharateim teim peteineim katesthiata auteim.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Mark 4:4“devoured”kai gineta en te speirarō hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai erchata teim peteineim kai katesthiata autem.And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Luke 8:5“devoured”Exerchata tos speirarōtos teu speirara ton sporon autou. kai en te speirarō auton hem men piptata para tan hodan, kai katapatita kai teim peteineim tou ouranou katesthiata autem.“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
Revelation 20:9“consumed”kai anabainala epi tem platem tau gēau, kai kukleuala tan parembolan toiu hagioiu kai tan politan tan agapirētan. kai katabainata purem ek tou ouranou kai katesthiata autoin;And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them.
katesthiateia“devour”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 12:4“devour”kai tas ouras autou suratō tem tritem toiu astēroiu tou ouranou, kai ballata autoin eis tan gēan. kai tos drakōnos histanatē enōpion tau gunaikau tau mellarōtau tiktara, hina hotan tiktateia tem teknem autau katesthiateia.His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
katesthiasar“eat”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Revelation 10:9“eat”kai aperchama pros ton angelon legarōtos auto dōara mi tem biblaridiem. kai legatō mi; Lambasar kai katesthiasar autem, kai pikrainati su tan koilian, alla en te stome su eti glukuem hōs meliem.And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”
katesthiarōtois“devour”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Mark 12:40“devour”tois katesthiarōtois tain oikiain taiu chēraiu kai profasia makreim proseucherōtois; houtois lambeli perissoterem krimem.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
katesthiaratos“devoured”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 15:30“devoured”hote de tos huios su houtos tos katesthiaratos su ton bion meta pornaiu erchata, thuasa auto ton siteuton moschon.But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’