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Name of God’s Son

ΕΔΟΝΤΕ, εδοντε

EDONTE, edonte

Sounds Like: eh-DON-teh

Translations: eating, devouring, consuming, to eat, to devour, to consume

From the root: ΕΣΘΙΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the verb 'ΕΣΘΙΩ' (esthio), meaning 'to eat' or 'to devour'. It describes the action of consuming food or, metaphorically, destroying or consuming something. In the provided context, it appears to be used in the sense of 'devouring' or 'eating' people or their produce, indicating a destructive or consuming action. The form 'ΕΔΟΝΤΕ' is a variant spelling or a specific inflection that aligns with the aorist active participle or a future indicative form, depending on the full context and potential diacritics.

Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Nominative/Accusative, Masculine/Neuter, Plural (variant of ΕΔΟΝΤΕΣ); or a variant of Future Indicative, 3rd Person Plural (ΕΔΟΝΤΑΙ)

Strong’s number: G2068 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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