Strong G1089γεύω
to taste
- Transliteration
- geuomai
- Pronunciation
- ghyoo'-om-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
A primary verb; to taste; by implication to eat; figuratively to experience (good or ill): - eat taste.
Detailed definition
γεύω, γεύομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for טעם;]
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).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for טעם;]
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).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1089 appears in 15 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- taste12
- shall4
- eat3
- he1
First verses
- Matthew 16:28Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
- Matthew 27:34They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
- Mark 9:1And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
- Luke 9:27But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
- Luke 14:24For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.
- John 2:9When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
- John 8:52Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
- Acts 10:10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
- Acts 20:11When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
- Acts 23:14And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
- Colossians 2:21(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
- Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
- Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
- Hebrews 6:5And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
- 1 Peter 2:3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
γεύω,
future γεύσω [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Anaxippus Comicus 1.27)]: aorist ἔγευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.46, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 149)]: —middle, future γεύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.413, etc.)]: aorist ἐγευσάμην [Refs (20.181, etc.)]; γεύσεται, -σόμεθα, Epic dialect for -ηται, -ώμεθα, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.61, 20.258)]: 3rd.pers. plural optative γευσαίατο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 423)]: perfect γέγευμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus see below, etc. (γεύμεθα 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 14.51))]: pluperfect ἐγέγευντο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.70)]:—give a taste of, γλυκὺν γεύσας τὸν αἰῶνα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.46; τινά τι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 149, 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 65, 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 1.1.1; τινά τινος 4th c.BC: Anaxippus Comicus [same place], 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 179, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 634a: _metaphorically_, τινὰ ἀγαθῶν λόγων uncertain in 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Γεωργός” 45; σ᾽ ἔγευσ᾽ ἂν τῶν ἐμῶν χειρῶν 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 6.11: but,)]
II middle, γεύομαι, with perfect and pluperfect passive, taste, with genitive, προικὸς γεύσεσθαι Ἀχαιῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.413)]; ἀλλήλων ἐγέγευντο they had tasted, eaten of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.70; μέλιτος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 559d, etc.)]
II.2 take food, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 3.1.β, NT.Act.10.10)]; dine, PLond. unpublished[Refs 4th c.AD+ (2487 (4th c.AD).)]
II.3 metaphorically, taste, make proof of, feel, δουρὸς ἀκωκῆς ἡμετέροιο γεύσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.60; ὀϊστοῦ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.98; χειρῶν 20. 181)]; ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε.. γευσόμεθ᾽ ἀλλήλων ἐγχείῃσιν let us try one another with the spear, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.258)]; taste the sweets of, ἀρχῆς, ἐλευθερίης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.147, 6.5; ὕμνων 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 5(4).20)]; ἀλκᾶς, στεφάνων, [Refs ([prev. author] “P.” 9.35, “I.” 1.21; εἰ δὲ γεύεται ἀνδρὸς ἀνήρ τι [prev. author] “N.” 7.86)]; of a married woman, ἀνδρὸς γεγευμένη [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 243)]; γ. πόνων to have experience of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 6.24; μόχθων 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1101; πένθους 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1069; νόμων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 752c; ἀμφοτέρων [prev. author] “R.” 358e)]; γ. ἐμπύρων make trial of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1005: rarely with _accusative_, ἔρσης ἰκμάδα γευόμενος “Anthologia Graeca” 6.120 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus); κάππαριν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.687d: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 844)]. (Cf. Sanskrit ju[snull]áte 'enjoy', Latin gusto.)
future γεύσω [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Anaxippus Comicus 1.27)]: aorist ἔγευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.46, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 149)]: —middle, future γεύσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.413, etc.)]: aorist ἐγευσάμην [Refs (20.181, etc.)]; γεύσεται, -σόμεθα, Epic dialect for -ηται, -ώμεθα, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.61, 20.258)]: 3rd.pers. plural optative γευσαίατο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 423)]: perfect γέγευμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus see below, etc. (γεύμεθα 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 14.51))]: pluperfect ἐγέγευντο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.70)]:—give a taste of, γλυκὺν γεύσας τὸν αἰῶνα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.46; τινά τι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 149, 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 65, 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 1.1.1; τινά τινος 4th c.BC: Anaxippus Comicus [same place], 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 179, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 634a: _metaphorically_, τινὰ ἀγαθῶν λόγων uncertain in 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Γεωργός” 45; σ᾽ ἔγευσ᾽ ἂν τῶν ἐμῶν χειρῶν 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 6.11: but,)]
II middle, γεύομαι, with perfect and pluperfect passive, taste, with genitive, προικὸς γεύσεσθαι Ἀχαιῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.413)]; ἀλλήλων ἐγέγευντο they had tasted, eaten of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.70; μέλιτος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 559d, etc.)]
II.2 take food, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 3.1.β, NT.Act.10.10)]; dine, PLond. unpublished[Refs 4th c.AD+ (2487 (4th c.AD).)]
II.3 metaphorically, taste, make proof of, feel, δουρὸς ἀκωκῆς ἡμετέροιο γεύσεται [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 21.60; ὀϊστοῦ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.98; χειρῶν 20. 181)]; ἀλλ᾽ ἄγε.. γευσόμεθ᾽ ἀλλήλων ἐγχείῃσιν let us try one another with the spear, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.258)]; taste the sweets of, ἀρχῆς, ἐλευθερίης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.147, 6.5; ὕμνων 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 5(4).20)]; ἀλκᾶς, στεφάνων, [Refs ([prev. author] “P.” 9.35, “I.” 1.21; εἰ δὲ γεύεται ἀνδρὸς ἀνήρ τι [prev. author] “N.” 7.86)]; of a married woman, ἀνδρὸς γεγευμένη [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 243)]; γ. πόνων to have experience of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 6.24; μόχθων 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1101; πένθους 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1069; νόμων 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 752c; ἀμφοτέρων [prev. author] “R.” 358e)]; γ. ἐμπύρων make trial of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1005: rarely with _accusative_, ἔρσης ἰκμάδα γευόμενος “Anthologia Graeca” 6.120 (1st c.AD: Leonidas Alexandrinus Epigrammaticus); κάππαριν 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.687d: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 844)]. (Cf. Sanskrit ju[snull]áte 'enjoy', Latin gusto.)