- κατέσθω
- κατεσθίω/κατέσθω (Mk 12:40; PGM 5, 279 κατέσθεται; En 103:15; 104:3. S. on ἐσθίω, also B-D-F §101 and Mlt-H. 238 under ἐσθίω) 2 aor. κατέφαγον; fut. καταφάγομαι (J 2:17, s. B-D-F §74, 2; W-S. §13, 6 and 17; Mlt-H. 198. S. also PIand 26, 23 [98 A.D.]; LXX) and κατέδομαι (1 Cl 8:4; LXX) (Hom. et al.; pap, LXX, TestSol, TestAbr, En, Test12Patr, JosAs, Philo; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 261; Just., D. 57, 2; Tat. 10, 2).① to eat up ravenously, eat up, consume, devour, swallow lit. τὶ someth. (PFlor 150, 6 ἀπὸ τῶν μυῶν κατεσθιόμενα) of birds (SibOr 5, 471) Mt 13:4; Mk 4:4; Lk 8:5 (τὰ πετεινὰ τ. οὐρανοῦ κ. as 3 Km 12:24m; 16:4). σάρκας (cp. Da 7:5) B 10:4. Of animals that are to devour Ignatius IRo 5:2 (cp. Babrius 103, 10 [lion] L-P. [cp. Aesop, Fab. 142 P.]; Gen 37:20, 33; SibOr 5, 470). Of the apocalyptic dragon τὸ τέκνον αὐτῆς devour her child Rv 12:4. A book 10:9f (cp. Ezk 3:1 and BOlsson, ZNW 32, ’33, 90f.—Artem. [of Ephesus] 2, 45 p. 149, 6 speaks of ἐσθίειν βιβλία, experienced in a dream, which is interpreted to mean a quick death). The moth that eats clothing, as a type σὴς καταφάγεται ὑμᾶς B 6:2 (Is 50:9).② The extension of mng. 1 leads to a multifaceted imagery: devour as if by eatingⓐ to destroy utterly, destroy (Heraclitus, Ep. 7, 10 τὰ ζῶντα κατεσθίετε. Pass. Diog. L. 6, 5 ‘the jealous ones by their own vileness’) of fire: consume τινά someone (cp. Num 26:10; Job 20:26; Ps 77:63; TestAbr A 10 p. 88, 13 [Stone p. 24] al.; JosAs 25:7) Rv 11:5; 20:9. Of the sword (Jer 2:30; 2 Km 18:8) ὑμᾶς κατέδεται 1 Cl 8:4 (Is 1:20). Of zeal consume (TestSim 4:9; cp. Jos., Ant. 7, 163) J 2:17 (Ps 68:10).ⓑ to waste: τὸν βίον devour property (cp. Od. 3, 315; Hipponax 39 Diehl; Diog. L. 10, 8, τὴν πατρῴαν οὐσίαν, which was divided among the sons; Aesop., Fab. 169 P.=304 H./249 Ch./179 H-H.; POxy 58, 6; 10 [288 A.D.]; Gen 31:15) Lk 15:30.ⓒ to rob: τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν eat up widows’ houses i.e. appropriate them in an unethical manner (cp. Od. 2, 237f κατέδουσι βιαίως οἶκον Ὀδυσσῆος; Alcaeus, Fgm. 43, 7 D.2; Mnesimachus Com. [IV B.C.], Fgm. 8 πόλιν; Jos., Bell. 4, 242) Mk 12:40; Lk 20:47 (Mt 23:13 v.l.).ⓓ to engage in spiteful partisan strife: betw. δάκνω and ἀναλίσκω (q.v.), someth. like tear to pieces Gal 5:15 (cp. Philo, Leg. All. 3, 230 the fig. triad κατεσθίει, βιβρώσκει, καταπίνει).ⓔ to exploit, abs. εἴ τις κ. if anyone devours (you) (i.e. exploits, robs; cp. Ps 13:4; Is 9:12) 2 Cor 11:20.—DELG s.v. ἔδω. M-M.
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