G2719Greekkatéphagen
κατέφαγεν
to eat up, i.e., devour (literally or figuratively)
14
Total Occurrences
7
Books
0
Old Testament
14
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1to consume by eating, to eat up, devour
- 2of birds
- 3to devour i.e., squander, waste: substance
- 4to devour i.e., forcibly appropriate: widows' property
- 5of a dragon
- 6of a man eating up the little book
- 7metaphorically
- 8to strip one of his goods
- 9by fire, to devour i.e., to utterly consume, destroy
- 10of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions
Etymology & Derivation
from g2596 and g2068 (including its alternate)