verb
trōgamō
Strong’sG5176
I eat
stem trōg-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* τρώγω
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5176 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtro'-go
or perhaps rather of a base of G5167 and G5149 through the idea of a craunching sound; to gnaw or chew, i.e. (generally) to eat
Fromprobably strengthened from a collateral form of the base of G5134 and G5147 through the idea of corrosion or wear;
King Jameseat.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+: future τρώξομαι Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 1 ἔτρωξα (κατ-) Refs 5th c.BC+aorist 2 ἔτρᾰγον, 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive τράγῃ Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, perfect τέτρωγμαι (δια-) Refs 5th c.BC+, (παρεν-) Refs 4th c.BC+:—gnaw, nibble, munch, especially of herbivorous animals, as mules, τ. ἄγρωστιν Refs 8th c.BC+; of swine, ἐρεβίνθους τ. Refs 5th c.BC+; of cattle, τὸν θαλλόν, κόμαρον τ., Refs 3rd c.BC+; rarely of dogs, Εὐριπίδην ἔτρωγον Refs 3rd c.BC+; of human beings in disease, λίθους τε καὶ γῆν τρώγουσι Refs 5th c.BC+
II of men, eat vegetables or fruit, τοὺς γενομένους [κυάμους] οὔτε τρώγουσι οὔτε ἕψοντες πατέονται Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ κάτω [τῆς βύβλουRefs 5th c.BC+; of dessert, eat fruits, as figs, almonds, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἴτρια, μελίπηκτα, Refs 6th c.BC+; of small fish as hors-d'oeuvres, κἀν ποίᾳ πόλει τοσοῦτος [ὢν] τὸ μέγεθος ἰχθῦς τρώγετα; Refs 5th c.BC+ drink and eat dessert, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, τρώγεται ἁπαλὰ ταῦτα καὶ αὖα Refs 5th c.BC+
III later, simply eat, serving as present to ἔφαγον instead of ἐσθίω, ὁ τρώγων μου τὴν σάρκα καὶ πίνων μου τὸ αἷμα LXX+NT when cited in NT; δύο τρώγομεν ἀδελφοί is uncertain reading in Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἡ νὺξ τὴν ἡμέραν τ. (of a black man eating white bread) Diog.Cyn. cited in Refs 4th c.AD+; ψυχρὰ τρώγοντα κατακαίεσθαι Refs; this usage is mentioned by Refs 9th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| trōgarōntosτρώγων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | eats | 5× |
| trōgarōntoisτρώγοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | eating | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | trōgamō | trōgame | trōgami | trōgama | trōgamē | trōgamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | trōgasō | trōgase | trōgasi | trōgasa | trōgasē | trōgaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trōgatō | trōgate | trōgati | trōgata | trōgatē | trōgatelē |
| we 1st person plural | trōganō | trōgane | trōgani | trōgana | trōganē | trōganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | trōgavō | trōgave | trōgavi | trōgava | trōgavē | trōgavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | trōgalō | trōgale | trōgali | trōgala | trōgalē | trōgalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | trōgameiō | trōgameia | trōgameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | trōgaseiō | trōgaseia | trōgaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trōgateiō | trōgateia | trōgateiē |
| we 1st person plural | trōganeiō | trōganeia | trōganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | trōgaveiō | trōgaveia | trōgaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | trōgaleiō | trōgaleia | trōgaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | trōgasōr | trōgasar | trōgasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trōgatōr | trōgatar | trōgatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | trōgavōr | trōgavar | trōgavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | trōgalōr | trōgalar | trōgalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | trōgamoiō | trōgamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | trōgasoiō | trōgasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | trōgatoiō | trōgatoia |
| we 1st person plural | trōganoiō | trōganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | trōgavoiō | trōgavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | trōgaloiō | trōgaloia |
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 | trōgarō | trōgari | trōgara | trōgarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | trōgarōntos6×τρώγων | trōgarintos | trōgarantos | trōgarēntos |
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
trōg 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
trōgarōntos“eats”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine5×
John 6:54tos trōgarōntos mu tan sarkan kai pinarōntos mu …Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood …
John 6:56tos trōgarōntos mu tan sarkan kai pinarōntos mu …Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood …
John 6:57… zōamō dia ton patron, kai tos trōgarōntos min kakeinos zōati dia min.… Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
John 6:58… esthiala tois patrois kai apothnēskala; tos trōgarōntos houton ton arton zōati eis ton …… manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
John 13:18“eats”… alla hina tas grafas plēriteia; Tos trōgarōntos mu ton arton eparata epi min …… have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’
trōgarōntois“eating”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 24:38… tai hēmerai tai pro tou kataklusmou trōgarōntois kai pinarōntois, gamarōntois kai gamizarōntois, achri …… days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in …