To: mnehrling
You are correct, the word is esthio. It means to consume. It doesn’t have to literally mean “eat” in this context.
16 posted on
05/28/2008 2:16:13 PM PDT by
joebuck
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To: joebuck; wideawake
I think wideawake may be looking at the word for Devour such as in Hebrews 10:27 (but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.) which is also esthio but is preceded by phago which, together is used in the same context as a different word trogo which does mean, as wide awake stated, to literally gnaw. John 6:53, however, doesn't use either trogo nor phago esthio, just esthio.
19 posted on
05/28/2008 2:22:33 PM PDT by
mnehring
To: joebuck; mnehrling
You are correct, the word is esthio.The word used for eat in John 6:53 is not "esthio" but "phagein."
Check your Greek New Testament.
20 posted on
05/28/2008 2:23:39 PM PDT by
wideawake
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