What does φάγω · πᾶς mean in the Bible?
φάγω · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "to eat (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G5315, G3956
φαγεῖν πάντα
To eat (literally or figuratively) · all, any, every, the whole
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φάγωG5315to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationphágō
Open lexicon entry →πᾶςG3956all, any, every, the whole
Pronunciationpâs
Open lexicon entry →What does φαγεῖν πάντα (phagein panta) mean in the Bible?
φάγω · πᾶς is a Greek phrase meaning "to eat (literally or figuratively)".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to eat (literally or figuratively)
Strong'sG5315, G3956
Lexical occurrences0 versesSource Gloss
to eat (literally or figuratively)
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 85 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist82future3
Voice
active82middle3
Mood
infinitive30subjunctive26indicative23imperative3participle2optative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:25φάγητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 6:31φάγωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 12:4ἔφαγονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 12:4φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 14:16φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 14:20ἔφαγονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 15:20φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 15:32φάγωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 15:37ἔφαγονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 25:35φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 25:42φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 26:17φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 26:26φάγετεaorist active imperativeimperativeMark 2:26ἔφαγενaorist active indicativecompletedMark 2:26φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 3:20φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 5:43φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 6:31φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 6:36φάγωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:37φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 6:37φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMark 6:42ἔφαγονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 6:44φαγόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMark 8:1φάγωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 8:2φάγωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 8:8ἔφαγονaorist active indicativecompletedMark 11:14φάγοιaorist active optativeoptativeMark 14:12φάγῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 14:14φάγωaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 4:2ἔφαγενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 6:4ἔφαγενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 6:4φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 7:36φάγῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 8:55φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 9:13φαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 9:17ἔφαγονaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 12:19φάγεaorist active imperativeimperativeLuke 12:22φάγητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 12:29φάγητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 13:26Ἐφάγομενaorist active indicativecompleted+45 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
φαγεῖν πάντα is built from this root: