Greek · Strong’s G977
βιβρώσκω
bibrṓskō
to eat
Derivation:
a reduplicated and prolonged form of an obsolete primary verb (perhaps causative of G1006 (βόσκω));
1
Times used
0
Old Testament
1
New Testament
Verses
First used in John 6:13
Words derived from it
- G1033βρῶμα brōmafood (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law
- G1035βρῶσις brōsis(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
- G1006βόσκω bóskōto pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze
- G4662σκωληκόβρωτος skōlēkóbrōtosworm-eaten, i.e. diseased with maggots
- G4598σητόβρωτος sētóbrōtosmoth-eaten
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.