Word Study · Strong's G1089 · Greek
γεύομαι
geuomai
ghyoo'-om-ahee
Strong's 1890 spelling: geúomai
“to taste”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Rendered in the KJV as
eat, taste.
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- γεύσωνται3
- γευσαμένους2
- γεύσηται2
- γευσάμενος1
- γευσάμενος,1
- γεύσασθαι1
- γεύσασθαι.1
- γεύσεταί1
- γεύσῃ1
- ἐγεύσασθε1
- ἐγεύσατο1
How it is rendered · 12
- having tasted3
- may taste2
- having eaten,1
- He may taste1
- shall he taste1
- shall taste1
- tasted1
- to eat1
- to eat.1
- will taste1
- you have tasted1
- you may taste1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 2nd person singular1
- verb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-ADS-3P · 3
- V-ADN · 2
- V-ADP-APM · 2
- V-ADP-NSM · 2
- V-ADS-3S · 2
- V-ADI-2P · 1
- V-ADI-3S · 1
- V-ADS-2S · 1
- V-FDI-3S · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 16:28γεύσωνταιgeusōntaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralTruly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”here: shall taste
- Matthew 27:34γευσάμενοςgeusamenosverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularthey offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, He refused to drink it.here: having tasted
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 9:27γεύσωνταιgeusōntaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralBut I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”here: may taste
- Luke 14:24γεύσεταίgeusetaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singularFor I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”here: will taste
John2 occurrences
- John 2:9ἐγεύσατοegeusatoverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singularand the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom asidehere: tasted
- John 8:52γεύσηταιgeusētaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person singular“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.here: shall he taste
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 10:10γεύσασθαι.geusasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.here: to eat.
- Acts 20:11γευσάμενος,geusamenosverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.here: having eaten,
- Acts 23:14γεύσασθαιgeusasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, infinitive (“to…”)They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.here: to eat
Colossians1 occurrence
Hebrews3 occurrences
- Hebrews 2:9γεύσηταιgeusētaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, subjunctive · 3rd person singularBut we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.here: He may taste
- Hebrews 6:4γευσαμένουςgeusamenousverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralIt is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,here: having tasted
- Hebrews 6:5γευσαμένουςgeusamenousverb · aorist (simple past) middle deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralwho have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age—here: having tasted