verb

trōgamō

Greekτρώγω (trōgō)

Strong’sG5176

I eat

stem trōg-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

eats4×eating1×feeds on1×

What it means

* τρώγω

1. prop., of animals, to gnaw, munch, crunch (Hom., al.).

2. Of men, to eat raw food, as vegetables, nuts, etc. (Hdt., al.).

3. In late vernacular, simply to eat (= ἐσθίω): Mt 24:38, Jo 6:54, 56, 57, 58 13:18 (LXX ἐσθίων) (v. Kennedy, Sources, 82, 155; MM, xxv).†

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.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
trōgarōtosτρώγων	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	eats	5×
trōgarōtoisτρώγοντες	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	trōgarōtos6×τρώγων	trōgaritos	trōgaratos	trōgarētos

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

trōgstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

trōgarōtos“eats”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine5×

John 6:54“eats”tos trōgarōtos mu tan sarxan kai pinarōtos mu tem haimem echatō zōan aiōnian, kamis anistanami auton ta eschata hēmera.Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:56“eats”tos trōgarōtos mu tan sarxan kai pinarōtos mu tem haimem en mi menatō kamis en auto.Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.

John 6:57“feeds on”kathōs apostelata min tos zōarōtos patēros kamis zōamō dia ton patēron, kai tos trōgarōtos min kakeinos zōati dia min.Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.

John 6:58“eats”houtos atō tos artos tos ek ouranou katabainaratos, ouk kathōs esthiala tois patērois kai apothnēskala; tos trōgarōtos houton ton arton zōati eis ton aiōnon.This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

John 13:18“eats”ouk peri pantoiu vu legamō; mis oidamē tinoin eklegema; alla hina tas grafas plēriteia; Tos trōgarōtos mu ton arton epairata epi min tan pternan autou.I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

trōgarōtois“eating”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Matthew 24:38“eating”hōs gar ale en tai hēmerai tai pro tou kataklusmou trōgarōtois kai pinarōtois, gamarōtois kai gamizarōtois, achri hau hēmerau eiserchata Nōe eis tan kibōtan,For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.