Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G5176
or perhaps rather of a base of and through the idea of a craunching sound; to gnaw or chew, i.e. (generally) to eat
KJV usage: :--eat.
Etymology: probably strengthened from a collateral form of the base of and through the idea of corrosion or wear;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
pr. to crunch; to eat, Mt. 24:38; from the Hebrew, ἄρτον τρώγειν, to take food, partake of a meal, Jn. 6:54, 56-58; 13:18*
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