Gloss
to eat, feed on
Forms of the word
Dictionary
τρώγω
Greek transliteration
trōgō
Simplified transliteration
trogo
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
5176
GK Number
5592
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1b(2)
Definition
pr. to crunch; to eat, Mt. 24:38; from the Hebrew, ἄρτον τρώγειν, to take food, partake of a meal, Jn. 6:54, 56-58; 13:18*
Greek-English Concordance for τρώγω
| Matthew 24:38 | For as in the days before the flood people were eating (trōgontes | τρώγοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, |
| John 6:54 | The one who feeds (trōgōn | τρώγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day; |
| John 6:56 | The one who eats (trōgōn | τρώγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me, and I in him. |
| John 6:57 | As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds (trōgōn | τρώγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) on me will live because of me. |
| John 6:58 | This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like that which your fathers ate and died. The one who feeds (trōgōn | τρώγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) on this bread will live forever.” |
| John 13:18 | I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture must be fulfilled, ‘The one who eats (trōgōn | τρώγων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’ |
