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eat

Meaning of “eat”

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

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655 occurrences583 verses49 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:16

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Luke 9:13
But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 9:13 · retained source text

But he said vnto them, Giue yee them to eate. And they said, Wee haue no more but fiue loaues and two fishes, except we should goe and buy meate for all this people.

Luke 9:17
And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 9:17 · retained source text

And they did eate, and were all filled. And there was taken vp of fragments that remained to them, twelue baskets.

Luke 10:8
And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 10:8 · retained source text

And into whatsoeuer citie yee enter, and they receiue you, eate such things as are set before you:

Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 12:19 · retained source text

And I will say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods layd vp for many yeeres, take thine ease, eate, drinke, and be merry.

Luke 12:22
¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 12:22 · retained source text

¶ And he said vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life what yee shall eate, neither for the body what yee shall put on.

1611 marginal noteMat. 6.25.

Luke 12:29
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
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1611 witness · Luke 12:29 · retained source text

And seeke not yee what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither be ye of doubtfull minde.

1611 marginal noteOr, liue not in carefull suspence.

Luke 12:45
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 12:45 · retained source text

But and if that seruant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his comming and shall beginne to beat the men seruants, and maidens, and to eate and drinke, and to be drunken:

Luke 14:1
AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 14:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharises to eat bread on y e Sabbath day, that they watched him.

Luke 14:15
¶ And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 14:15 · retained source text

¶ And when one of them that sate at meate with him, heard these things, he said vnto him, Blessed is hee that shall eate bread in the kingdom of God.

1611 marginal noteReu. 19.9.

Luke 15:16
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
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1611 witness · Luke 15:16 · retained source text

And he would faine haue filled his belly with the huskes that the swine did eate: & no man gaue vnto him.

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