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ἘΦΑΓΟΝ, ἐφαγον

EPHAGON, ephagon

Sounds Like: eh-PHA-gon

Translations: ate, did eat, have eaten

From the root: ΕΣΘΙΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is an aorist form of the verb 'to eat'. It describes an action of eating that occurred in the past, without specifying whether it was a continuous or repeated action. It can mean 'I ate', 'they ate', or 'we ate' depending on the context, as the form is ambiguous between first person singular and third person plural in the aorist indicative active.

Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, First Person Singular or Third Person Plural

Strong’s number: G2068 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Clement of Alexandria
  • Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:15
Justin Martyr
  • Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 57:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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