ἔφαγον
ephagon
I
strengthened for a primary (to eat); used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by φάγω; to eat (usually literal):--devour, eat, live.
Acts 10:14 · Word #9
Lexicon G2068
| Lemma | ἐσθίω |
| Transliteration | esthíō |
| Strong's | G2068 |
| In-context | I |
| Literal | ate |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 1P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 1P — 1st person — The speaker ("I" / "we") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐσθίω |
| Strong's | G2068 |
SIBI-P1 G2068-04
they were eating
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense; active voice; indicative mood; third person plural. The imperfect denotes continuous or habitual action in past time. Though from ἐσθίω, this form is supplied by the cognate stem φαγ- in certain tenses. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb ἔφαγον (from ἐσθίω, with forms supplied by φάγω) is parsed here as imperfect active indicative, third person plural. "They were eating" preserves the active voice and indicative mood while reflecting the imperfect tense’s past ongoing or repeated action, maintaining the concrete sense of consuming food inherent in the root. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἐσθίω (to eat, to consume, to devour, to partake of food, to live by eating)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2068-01 |
ephagen | he/she/it ate (consumed) |
G2068-02 |
ephagete | you (plural) were eating |
G2068-03 |
ephagomen | we were eating |
Word Usage (158 occurrences of G2068)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 6:25 | φάγητε | phagete | |
| Matthew 6:31 | φάγωμεν | phagomen | |
| Matthew 9:11 | ἐσθίει | esthiei |