4906. sunesthió

Berean Strong's Lexicon

sunesthió: To eat with, partake together

Original Word: συνεσθίω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sunesthió
Pronunciation: soon-es-thee'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-es-thee'-o)
Definition: To eat with, partake together
Meaning: I eat with.

Word Origin: From σύν (G4862, meaning "with") and ἐσθίω (G2068, meaning "to eat")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sunesthió," the concept of eating together can be related to Hebrew words like "אָכַל" (akal, H398), which means "to eat."

Usage: The verb "sunesthió" means to eat together or to share a meal. It implies a sense of fellowship and communal participation, often used in contexts where eating together signifies unity or shared beliefs.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern and Greco-Roman cultures, sharing a meal was a significant social activity that went beyond mere sustenance. It was a time for fellowship, discussion, and the strengthening of social bonds. In Jewish culture, eating together also had religious implications, as it often involved adherence to dietary laws and customs. In the early Christian community, shared meals, including the Lord's Supper, were central to communal worship and fellowship.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from sun and esthió
Definition
to eat with
NASB Translation
ate (2), eat (2), eats (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4906: συμφάγω

συμφάγω, see συνεσθίω.

STRONGS NT 4906: συνεσθίωσυνεσθίω; imperfect συνήσθιον; 2 aorist συνέφαγον; to eat with, take food together with (cf. σύν, II. 1): τίνι, with one, Luke 15:2; Acts 10:41; Acts 11:3; 1 Corinthians 5:11 (2 Samuel 12:17); μετά τίνος, Galatians 2:12; Genesis 43:31; Exodus 18:12 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 52, 4, 15). (Plato, Plutarch, Lucian).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

eat with.

From sun and esthio (including its alternate); to take food in company with -- eat with.

see GREEK sun

see GREEK esthio

Forms and Transliterations

συμφαγείν συνεσθιει συνεσθίει συνεσθιειν συνεσθίειν συνεφαγεν συνέφαγεν συνέφαγες συνεφαγομεν συνεφάγομεν συνησθιεν συνήσθιεν sunephages sunephagomen sunesthiei sunesthiein sunesthien sunēsthien synephages synéphages synephagomen synephágomen synesthiei synesthíei synesthiein synesthíein synesthien synēsthien synḗsthien

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 15:2 V-PIA-3S
GRK: προσδέχεται καὶ συνεσθίει αὐτοῖς
NAS: receives sinners and eats with them.
KJV: sinners, and eateth with them.
INT: receives and eats with them

Acts 10:41 V-AIA-1P
GRK: ἡμῖν οἵτινες συνεφάγομεν καὶ συνεπίομεν
NAS: [that is], to us who ate and drank
KJV: who did eat and
INT: to us who did eat with and did drink with

Acts 11:3 V-AIA-3S
GRK: ἔχοντας καὶ συνέφαγες αὐτοῖς
NAS: men and ate with them.
KJV: and didst eat with them.
INT: having and did eat with them

1 Corinthians 5:11 V-PNA
GRK: τοιούτῳ μηδὲ συνεσθίειν
NAS: not even to eat with such a one.
KJV: with such an one no not to eat.
INT: such a one not even to eat

Galatians 2:12 V-IIA-3S
GRK: τῶν ἐθνῶν συνήσθιεν ὅτε δὲ
NAS: from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles;
KJV: James, he did eat with
INT: the Gentiles he was eating when moreover

Strong's Greek 4906
5 Occurrences

συνήσθιεν — 1 Occ.
συνέφαγες — 1 Occ.
συνεφάγομεν — 1 Occ.
συνεσθίει — 1 Occ.
συνεσθίειν — 1 Occ.