Greek · G1089 · unreviewed

γεύομαι

To taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)

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γεύομαι G1089

Pronunciation geúomai

What does γεύομαι (geúomai) mean in the Bible?

γεύομαι (geúomai) is a Greek word meaning "to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)". γεύω, γεύομαι, [in LXX chiefly for טעם ;] to make to taste.

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Meaning

to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)

Extended definition

to make to taste. Mid., to taste eat: absol., Act.10:10 20:11, Col.2:21; with genitive, Mat.27:34, Luk.14:24, Act.23:14; with accusative (not cl., but see Westc, Heb., l.with; M, Pr., 66, 245), Jhn.2:9. Metaphorical, Heb.6:4; ῥῆμα θεοῦ, Heb.6:5 (on case, see supr., and cf. Milligan, NTD, 68) θανάτου (cf. Talmudic טַעַם מִיתָה), Mat.16:28, Mrk.9:1, Luk.9:27, Jhn.8:52, Heb.2:9; before ὅτι, 1Pe.2:3 (Cremer, 148).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Future

Voices

Middle

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×

Aorist Middle Matt 16:28 · Mark 9:1 · Luke 9:27 · John 8:52 · Heb 2:9 · Col 2:21 6×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×

Aorist Middle Matt 27:34 · Acts 20:11 · Heb 6:4 · Heb 6:5 4×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Aorist Middle Acts 10:10 · Acts 23:14 2×

Indicative states a fact or reality 3×

Aorist Middle John 2:9 · 1 Pet 2:3 2×

Future Middle Luke 14:24 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 14 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 prospective 1 subjunctive 5 infinitive 2 participle 4

Tense

aorist 13 future 1

Voice

middle 14

Mood

subjunctive 5 participle 4 indicative 3 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

Matthew 16:28 γεύσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:34 γευσάμενος aorist middle participle participle Mark 9:1 γεύσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Luke 9:27 γεύσωνται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Luke 14:24 γεύσεταί future middle indicative prospective John 2:9 ἐγεύσατο aorist middle indicative completed John 8:52 γεύσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Acts 10:10 γεύσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Acts 20:11 γευσάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 23:14 γεύσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive Hebrews 2:9 γεύσηται aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Hebrews 6:4 γευσαμένους aorist middle participle participle Hebrews 6:5 γευσαμένους aorist middle participle participle 1 Peter 2:3 ἐγεύσασθε aorist middle indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Appears In

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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