devour

, : c. acc., of seed, , , ; , ; , , ; metaph., , , , ; , ; c. acc. pers., , , , .† to eat up devour Mt 13:4 Mk 4:4 Lk 8:5 Re 12:4 Re 10:9 10 Mt 23:13 Mk 12:40 Lk 20:47 Lk 15:30 Jo 2:17 II Co 11:20 Ga 5:15 Re 11:5 20:9 τέκνον βιβλαρίδιον οἰκίας τ. βίον (LXX)

verslonden, eet, op, opeten, verslinden

I eat till it is finished

to devour

to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively)

devour

κατ-εσθίω ("perfective" comp. of ἐσθίω, which see, and cf. M, Pr., 111) [in LXX chiefly for אָכַל ;] to eat up, devour: with accusative, of seed, Mat.13:4, Mrk.4:4, Luk.8:5; τέκνον, Rev.12:4; βιβλαρίδιον, Rev.10:9-10; metaphorically, οἰκίας, Mat.23:13, Mrk.12:40, Luk.20:47; τ. βίον, Luk.15:30; with accusative of person(s), Jhn.2:17 (LXX), 2Co.11:20, Gal.5:15, Rev.11:5 20:9.† (AS)