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Koine Greek wordlink #124630

SR GNT 2 Cor 11:20 κατεσθίει (katesthiei) ‘is enslaving if anyone is devouring you_all if anyone is taking you_all’ Strongs=27190 Lemma=katesthiō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=present voice=active person=3rd number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form κατεσθίει (V-IPA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κατεσθίει’ (V-IPA3··S) has 2 different glosses: ‘is devouring’, ‘is devouring you_all’.

Rev 11:5 ‘mouth of them and is devouring the enemies of them’ SR GNT Rev 11:5 word 17

OET-LV: 5 And if anyone them is _wanting to _injure, fire is _going _out of the mouth of _them, and is _devouring the enemies of _them. And if anyone may _want them to _injure, thus it _is _fitting him to _be _killed _off. (REV_11:5)

OET-RV: 5 If anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and burns up their enemies, yes, if anyone wants to harm them then they deserve to be killed. (REV 11:5)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘katesthiō’ have 13 different glosses: ‘are devouring’, ‘having devoured’, ‘is devouring’, ‘is devouring you_all’, ‘will_be consuming’, ‘I devoured’, ‘he may devour it’, ‘it devoured’, ‘you are devouring’, ‘you_all are devouring’, ‘devour’, ‘devoured’, ‘devouring’.

Greek words (4) other than κατεσθίει (V-IPA3··S) with a gloss related to ‘devouring’

MARK 12:40 κατεσθίοντες (katesthiontes) V-PPA·NMP ‘the ones devouring the houses of the’ SR GNT Mark 12:40 word 2

OET-LV: 40 the ones devouring the houses of _the widows, and praying long for_a_under _pretense. These will _be _receiving more _excessive judgement. (MRK_12:40)

OET-RV: 40 These people trick widows out of their properties, but offer long prayers to cover it up. They will be getting a stricter judgement than others.” (MRK 12:40)

MAT 23:14 κατεσθίετε (katesthiete) V-IPA2··P ‘Farisaios_party hypocrites because you are devouring the houses of the’ SR GNT Mat 23:14 word 9

OET-LV: 14  (MAT_23:14)

OET-RV: 14 ◘ (MAT 23:14)

LUKE 20:47 κατεσθίουσιν (katesthiousin) V-IPA3··P ‘who are devouring the houses of the’ SR GNT Luke 20:47 word 2

OET-LV: 47 who are _devouring the houses of _the widows, and they _are _praying long for_a_under _pretense. These will _be _receiving more _abundant judgement. (LUK_20:47)

OET-RV: 47 but they take advantage of widows’ homes and they make their prayers long to impress others. These people will receive a harsher judgement.” (LUK 20:47)

GAL 5:15 κατεσθίετε (katesthiete) V-IPA2··P ‘one_another you_all are biting and you_all are devouring be watching_out lest by’ SR GNT Gal 5:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 But if you _all _are _biting one _another and you _all _are _devouring, be _watching _out, lest you _all _may _be _consumed _up by one _another. (GAL_5:15)

OET-RV: 15 But if you’re snapping at and bullying each other, watch out, or else you’ll destroy each other’s faith. (GAL 5:15)

Key: V=verb