Quick Definition
κατεσθίω v. I eat till it is finished
Strong's Definition
from 2596 and 2068 (including its alternate); to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: devour
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | fut. καταφάγομαι · aor. κατέφαγον | ἐσθίω
23.11 · Physiological Processes and States · Eat, Drink
to eat up to devour something completely In some languages a distinction is made in terms referring to eating by birds in contrast with eating by animals or people.
MAT 13:4 · MRK 4:4 · LUK 8:5 · REV 10:9 · REV 10:10 · REV 12:4
20.45 · Violence, Harm, Destroy, Kill · Destroy
to destroy utterly, to consume completely (a figurative extension of meaning of κατεσθίω[a] ‘to eat up,’ 23.11) to destroy completely (in a sense more emphatic than ἐσθίω[b], 20.44)
57.247 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Steal, Rob
to appropriate dishonestly, to rob (a figurative extension of meaning of κατεσθίω[a] ‘to eat up, to consume,’ 23.11) to take over by dishonest means the property of someone else
57.150 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Spend, Waste
to consume, to waste (a figurative extension of meaning of κατεσθίω[a] ‘to eat up, to consume,’ 23.11) to spend or use up excessively and uselessly
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κατ-εσθίω, ptep. plur. κατέσθοντες (Mk. xii. 40 Tr WH; see ἐσθίω and ἔσθω ; cf. Fritzsche, Hdbch. z. ἃ. Apokryphen, i. p. 150 [who says, ‘ The shorter form occurs freq. in the Sept., Lev. xix. 26; Sir. xx. 15, (16), elsewh. almost exclusively poetic; see Bttm. Ausf. Sprachl. ii. p. 185’ (cf. Veitch s. v. ἐσθίω) |); fut. καταφάγομαι (Jn. ii. 17 GL TTr WH; see ἐσθίω); 2 aor. κατέφαγον; Sept. for θὲ; 1. prop. to consume by eating, to eat up, devour: τί, of birds, Mt. xiii. 4; Mk. iv.4; Lk. viii. 5; of a dragon, Rey. xii. 4; of a man, eating up the little book, i.e. eagerly taking its entire contents into his inmost soul, and, as we say, digesting it (borrowed fr. the fig. in Ezek. ii. 10; iii. 1-3, ef. Jer. xv. 16): Rev. x. 9 sq. 2. Metaph. in various uses; a. to devour i. e. squander, waste, substance: Lk. xv. 30 (often so in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. Od. 3, 315; 15, 12 down; devorare patrimonium, Catull. 29, 23). b. to devour i. e. forcibly appropriate: τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, widows’ property, Mt. xxiii. 14 (13) Ree.; Mk. xii. 40 [ef. B. 79 (69); W. § 29, 2]; Lk. xx. 47. c. with an ace. of the pers. a. to strip one of his goods: 2 Co. xi. 20. B. to ruin (by the infliction of injuries): Gal. v. 15. d. of fire, to devour i. 6. utterly consume, destroy: twa, Rev. xi. 5; xx. 9: 6. of the consumption of the strength of body and mind by strong emotions: τινά, Jn. ii. 17 (Ps. Lxviii. (Ixix.) 10; Joseph. antt. 7, 8, 1).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κατεσθίω katesthiō 14x
also spelled κατέσθω, to eat up, devour, Mt. 13:4; to consume, Rev. 11:5, to expend, squander, Lk. 15:30; met. to make a prey of, plunder, Mt. 23:13; Mk. 12:40; Lk. 20:47; 2 Cor. 11:20; to annoy, injure, Gal. 5:15
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κατ-εσθίω
("perfective" comp. of ἐσθίω, q.v., and cf. M, Pr., 111), [in LXX chiefly for אכל;]
to eat up, devour: c. acc., of seed, Mt 13:4, Mk 4:4, Lk 8:5; τέκνον, Re 12:4; βιβλαρίδιον, Re 10:9, 10; metaph., οἰκίας, Mt 23:13, Mk 12:40, Lk 20:47; τ. βίον, Lk 15:30; c. acc. pers., Jo 2:17(LXX), II Co 11:20, Ga 5:15, Re 11:5 20:9.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κατεσθίω (katesthiō) — to devour. κατεσθίω, poetry and later κατερῡκ-έσθω [NT+5th c.BC+] (passive, 1.5, [Refs 4th c.AD+]: future κατέδομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist κατέφαγον (see. καταφαγεῖν): perfect κατεδήδοκα [Refs]; participle κατὰ.. ἐδηδώς [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, perfect κατεδήδεσμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist κατηδέσθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—eat up, devour, in [Refs 8th c.BC+] frequently of animals of prey, λέων κατὰ ταῦρον ἐδηδώς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a serpent, [νεοσσοὺς] κατήσθιε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a dolphin, κατεσθίει ὅν κε λάβῃσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also of men, οἳ κατὰ βοῦς.. ἤσθιον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοὺς γονέας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατεδηδόκασι τὰ λάχαν᾽ [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. eat up, devour one's substance, τὰ κοινά, τὰ πατρῷα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. corrode, [ῥεύματα] κ. γνάθους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λίθοι κατεδηδεσμένοι ὑπὸ σηπεδόνος Pl.[same place],[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the wind, κ. τὰ ἄνθη [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—passive, to be gnawed, [Refs]
4. bite, τοῦ παλαιστοῦ τὸ οὖς [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
5. κ. ἑαυτόν, metaphorically, of remorse, [Refs 4th c.AD+]