5315. phago
Strong's Lexicon
phago: To eat, consume

Original Word: φάγω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: phago
Pronunciation: FAH-go
Phonetic Spelling: (fag'-o)
Definition: To eat, consume
Meaning: I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does); used only in fut. and 2nd aor. tenses.

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 0398 (אָכַל - 'akal): To eat, consume

- 0399 (אֲכִילָה - akilah): Food, eating

Usage: The Greek verb "phago" primarily means "to eat" or "to consume." It is used in the New Testament to describe the physical act of eating food. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe spiritual consumption or partaking, as seen in the teachings of Jesus.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, eating was not only a necessity but also a social activity. Meals were often communal and held significant cultural and religious importance. In Jewish culture, dietary laws governed what could be eaten, and meals often had ceremonial significance. The act of eating together was a sign of fellowship and community.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5315: φάγω

φάγω, see ἐσθίω.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
eat

A primary verb (used as an alternate of esthio in certain tenses); to eat (literally or figuratively) -- eat, meat.

see GREEK esthio

Forms and Transliterations
εφαγεν ἔφαγεν εφαγετε ἐφάγετε Εφαγομεν Ἐφάγομεν εφαγον ἔφαγον φαγε φάγε φαγειν φαγεῖν φαγεσαι φάγεσαι φαγεται φάγεται φαγετε φάγετε φαγη φάγῃ φαγης φάγῃς φαγητε φάγητε φαγοι φάγοι φαγονται φάγονται φαγοντες φαγόντες φαγω φάγω φαγωμεν φάγωμεν φαγωσιν φάγωσιν ephagen éphagen ephagete ephágete Ephagomen Ephágomen ephagon éphagon phage phagē pháge phágei phágēi phagein phageîn phágeis phágēis phages phagēs phagesai phágesai phagetai phágetai phagete phagēte phágete phágēte phago phagō phágo phágō phagoi phágoi phagomen phagōmen phágomen phágōmen phagontai phágontai phagontes phagóntes phagosin phagōsin phágosin phágōsin
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 6:25 V-ASA-2P
GRK: ὑμῶν τί φάγητε ἢ τί
KJV: life, what ye shall eat, or what
INT: of you what you should eat nor what

Matthew 6:31 V-ASA-1P
GRK: λέγοντες Τί φάγωμεν ἤ Τί
KJV: saying, What shall we eat? or, What
INT: saying What shall we eat or what

Matthew 12:4 V-AIA-3P
GRK: τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγον ὃ οὐκ
KJV: and did eat the shewbread,
INT: of the presentation he ate which not

Matthew 12:4 V-ANA
GRK: ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν οὐδὲ τοῖς
KJV: for him to eat, neither for
INT: it was for him to eat nor for those

Matthew 14:16 V-ANA
GRK: αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν
KJV: ye them to eat.
INT: to them you to eat

Matthew 14:20 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ
KJV: they did all eat, and were filled:
INT: And ate all and

Matthew 15:20 V-ANA
GRK: ἀνίπτοις χερσὶν φαγεῖν οὐ κοινοῖ
KJV: a man: but to eat with unwashen hands
INT: with unwashed hands eating not defiles

Matthew 15:32 V-ASA-3P
GRK: ἔχουσιν τί φάγωσιν καὶ ἀπολῦσαι
KJV: have nothing to eat: and I will
INT: have that they might eat and to send away

Matthew 15:37 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ
KJV: they did all eat, and were filled:
INT: And ate all and

Matthew 25:35 V-ANA
GRK: ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν ἐδίψησα καὶ
KJV: ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and
INT: you gave me to eat I thirsted and

Matthew 25:42 V-ANA
GRK: ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν καὶ ἐδίψησα
KJV: me no meat: I was thirsty, and
INT: you gave to me to eat and I thirsted

Matthew 26:17 V-ANA
GRK: ἑτοιμάσωμέν σοι φαγεῖν τὸ πάσχα
KJV: for thee to eat the passover?
INT: we should prepare for you to eat the passover

Matthew 26:26 V-AMA-2P
GRK: εἶπεν Λάβετε φάγετε τοῦτό ἐστιν
KJV: said, Take, eat; this is
INT: [and] said Take eat this is

Mark 2:26 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγεν οὓς οὐκ
KJV: and did eat the shewbread,
INT: of the presentation ate which not

Mark 2:26 V-ANA
GRK: οὐκ ἔξεστιν φαγεῖν εἰ μὴ
KJV: not lawful to eat but for the priests,
INT: not it is lawful to eat if not

Mark 3:20 V-ANA
GRK: μηδὲ ἄρτον φαγεῖν
KJV: not so much as eat bread.
INT: even bread to eat

Mark 5:43 V-ANA
GRK: δοθῆναι αὐτῇ φαγεῖν
KJV: her to eat.
INT: [something] should be given to her to eat

Mark 6:31 V-ANA
GRK: καὶ οὐδὲ φαγεῖν εὐκαίρουν
KJV: leisure so much as to eat.
INT: and not even to eat had they opportunity

Mark 6:36 V-ASA-3P
GRK: ἑαυτοῖς τί φάγωσιν
KJV: they have nothing to eat.
INT: for themselves something to eat

Mark 6:37 V-ANA
GRK: αὐτοῖς ὑμεῖς φαγεῖν καὶ λέγουσιν
KJV: ye them to eat. And they say
INT: to them you [something] to eat And they say

Mark 6:37 V-ANA
GRK: δώσομεν αὐτοῖς φαγεῖν
KJV: give them to eat?
INT: give them to eat

Mark 6:42 V-AIA-3P
GRK: καὶ ἔφαγον πάντες καὶ
KJV: they did all eat, and were filled.
INT: And ate all and

Mark 6:44 V-APA-NMP
GRK: ἦσαν οἱ φαγόντες τοὺς ἄρτους
KJV: And they that did eat of the loaves
INT: were the [ones] having eaten of the loaves

Mark 8:1 V-ASA-3P
GRK: ἐχόντων τί φάγωσιν προσκαλεσάμενος τοὺς
KJV: having nothing to eat, Jesus called
INT: having what they might eat having called to [him] the

Mark 8:2 V-ASA-3P
GRK: ἔχουσιν τί φάγωσιν
KJV: have nothing to eat:
INT: have nothing that they might eat

Strong's Greek 5315
93 Occurrences


ἔφαγεν — 5 Occ.
ἐφάγετε — 1 Occ.
Ἐφάγομεν — 2 Occ.
ἔφαγον — 13 Occ.
φάγε — 4 Occ.
φάγῃ — 4 Occ.
φάγῃς — 1 Occ.
φάγητε — 5 Occ.
φαγεῖν — 34 Occ.
φάγεσαι — 1 Occ.
φάγεται — 2 Occ.
φάγετε — 1 Occ.
φάγω — 5 Occ.
φάγωμεν — 5 Occ.
φάγωσιν — 6 Occ.
φάγοι — 1 Occ.
φάγονται — 1 Occ.
φαγόντες — 2 Occ.

















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