[B-Greek] phagw
JPitaly41 at aol.com
JPitaly41 at aol.com
Sun Mar 16 14:15:38 EST 2003
Matt, the verb ESQIW can mean to take something in through the mouth, hence "eat". Or in a figurative extension mean to do away with completely "consume, devour"(related to fire)(ref. pg396 BDAG). There is a second declension noun FAGOS "glutton" which maybe you are referring to in the dative case which would look like FAGWi(ref. pg.1046 BDAG). As for the verb forms though, if you recall the principal parts of ESQIW you will see ESQIW in the present, FAGOMAI in the future, and EFAGON in the aorist. Neither form is designated to mean the literal or figurative meaning at any specific time, it is by context that you can tell what is being conveyed.
hope this helps,
Jim Paradiso
A lowly koine greek student at the undergraduate level
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