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eat

Meaning of “eat”

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 6:25 · retained source text

Therfore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, nor yet for your body, what yee shall put on: Is not the life more then meate? and the body then raiment?

1611 marginal noteLuke 12.22. psal. 55.22. 1.pet. 5.7.

Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 6:31 · retained source text

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eate? or, what shall we drinke? or wherewithall shall wee be clothed?

Matthew 12:1
AT that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 12:1 · retained source text

¶ At that time, Iesus went on the Sabbath day thorow the corne, & his Disciples were an hungred, and beganne to pluck the eares of corne, and to eate.

1611 marginal noteMarke 2.23. luke 6.1. deut. 23.25.

Matthew 12:4
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 12:4 · retained source text

How he entred into the house of God, and did eate the shew bread, which was not lawfull for him to eate, neither for them which were with him, but, only for the Priests?

1611 marginal noteExod. 29.33. leuit. 8.31. and 24.9.

Matthew 14:16
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 14:16 · retained source text

But Iesus said vnto them, They neede not depart; giue yee them to eate.

Matthew 14:20
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 14:20 · retained source text

And they did all eat, & were filled: and they tooke vp of the fragments that remained twelue baskets full.

Matthew 15:2
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 15:2 · retained source text

Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their handes when they eat bread.

Matthew 15:20
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 15:20 · retained source text

These are the things which defile a man: But to eate with vnwashen hands, defileth not a man.

Matthew 15:27
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 15:27 · retained source text

And she said, Trueth Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crummes which fall from their masters table.

Matthew 15:32
¶ Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 15:32 · retained source text

¶ Then Iesus called his disciples vnto him, and said, I haue compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three dayes, and haue nothing to eate: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

1611 marginal noteMark. 8.1.

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