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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φάγω G5315 to eat (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation phágō
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πᾶς G3956 all, any, every, the whole
Pronunciation pâs
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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's G5315, G3956
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Source 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
aorist 82 future 3
Voice
active 82 middle 3
Mood
infinitive 30 subjunctive 26 indicative 23 imperative 3 participle 2 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:25 φάγητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:31 φάγωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:4 ἔφαγον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:4 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:16 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:20 ἔφαγον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:20 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 15:32 φάγωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 15:37 ἔφαγον aorist active indicative completed Matthew 25:35 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 25:42 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:17 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 26:26 φάγετε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 2:26 ἔφαγεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:26 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 3:20 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 5:43 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:31 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:36 φάγωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:37 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:37 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 6:42 ἔφαγον aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:44 φαγόντες aorist active participle participle Mark 8:1 φάγωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:2 φάγωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 8:8 ἔφαγον aorist active indicative completed Mark 11:14 φάγοι aorist active optative optative Mark 14:12 φάγῃς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 14:14 φάγω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 4:2 ἔφαγεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:4 ἔφαγεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:4 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 7:36 φάγῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 8:55 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:13 φαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 9:17 ἔφαγον aorist active indicative completed Luke 12:19 φάγε aorist active imperative imperative Luke 12:22 φάγητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 12:29 φάγητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 13:26 Ἐφάγομεν aorist active indicative completed
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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:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain