Greek core word #98 · verb · 157 times in the New Testament
ἐσθίω
es-THEE-ohἐσθίω, φάγομαι, ἔφαγον, —, —, — — eat
- Suppletive: aorist ἔφαγον, future φάγομαι (middle in form, no σ, active meaning).
- NT variants: future 2 sg φάγεσαι (Luke 17:8), subjunctive ἔσθητε (Luke 22:30, from ἔσθω).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Present active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐσθίω | ἐσθίω | ἐσθίοιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἐσθίεις | ἐσθίῃς | ἐσθίοις | ἔσθιε |
| 3 sg | ἐσθίει | ἐσθίῃ | ἐσθίοι | ἐσθιέτω |
| 1 pl | ἐσθίομεν | ἐσθίωμεν | ἐσθίοιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἐσθίετε | ἐσθίητε / ἔσθητε | ἐσθίοιτε | ἐσθίετε |
| 3 pl | ἐσθίουσι(ν) | ἐσθίωσι(ν) | ἐσθίοιεν | ἐσθιέτωσαν |
Infinitive: ἐσθίειν
Participle: ἐσθίων, ἐσθίουσα, ἐσθίον (gen. ἐσθίοντος)
Imperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἤσθιον |
| 2 sg | ἤσθιες |
| 3 sg | ἤσθιε(ν) |
| 1 pl | ἠσθίομεν |
| 2 pl | ἠσθίετε |
| 3 pl | ἤσθιον |
Future middle
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | φάγομαι | φαγοίμην |
| 2 sg | φάγῃ / φάγεσαι | φάγοιο |
| 3 sg | φάγεται | φάγοιτο |
| 1 pl | φαγόμεθα | φαγοίμεθα |
| 2 pl | φάγεσθε | φάγοισθε |
| 3 pl | φάγονται | φάγοιντο |
Infinitive: φάγεσθαι
Participle: φαγόμενος, φαγομένη, φαγόμενον (gen. φαγομένου)
Aorist active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἔφαγον | φάγω | φάγοιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἔφαγες | φάγῃς | φάγοις | φάγε |
| 3 sg | ἔφαγε(ν) | φάγῃ | φάγοι | φαγέτω |
| 1 pl | ἐφάγομεν | φάγωμεν | φάγοιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἐφάγετε | φάγητε | φάγοιτε | φάγετε |
| 3 pl | ἔφαγον | φάγωσι(ν) | φάγοιεν | φαγέτωσαν |
Infinitive: φαγεῖν
Participle: φαγών, φαγοῦσα, φαγόν (gen. φαγόντος)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 79, John 4:33.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 229 · open the PDF here