ἔφαγεν
ephagen
he ate
strengthened for a primary (to eat); used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by φάγω; to eat (usually literal):--devour, eat, live.
Luke 4:2 · Word #9
Lexicon G2068
| Lemma | ἐσθίω |
| Transliteration | esthíō |
| Strong's | G2068 |
| In-context | he ate |
| Literal | he-ate |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P 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 | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐσθίω |
| Strong's | G2068 |
SIBI-P1 G2068-01
he/she/it ate (consumed)
| Morphological Notes | Gr,V,IAA3,,S = Verb; Aorist tense (simple past, undefined aspect); Active voice; Indicative mood; 3rd person singular. The form ἔφαγεν is the aorist of ἐσθίω, supplied from the φαγ- stem. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active indicative, third person singular, denotes a simple, completed action in past time. "He/she/it ate (consumed)" preserves the basic sense of physical consumption inherent in ἐσθίω while reflecting the straightforward past, active force of the aorist form ἔφαγεν. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ἐσθίω (eat, consume, devour, partake of food, live by eating)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2068-02 |
ephagete | you (plural) were eating |
G2068-03 |
ephagomen | we were eating |
G2068-04 |
ephagon | they 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 |