geuomai · taste

What it means

geuomai (γεύομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “taste”.

"taste death", die.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To put something in the mouth to see how it tastes, or to eat.
2. To go through something yourself; "to sample death" means to die.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• taste ×8
• have tasted ×3
• after tasting it ×1
• eat ×1
• eaten ×1
• tasted ×1

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• John×2
• Acts×3
• Colossians×1
• Hebrews×3
• 1 Peter×1

• Matthew 16:28

  Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

• Matthew 27:34

  they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink; and after tasting it, he was not willing to drink it.

• Mark 9:1

  And he was saying to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power.”

• Luke 9:27

  But I tell you truly, there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

• Luke 14:24

  For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.”

• John 2:9

  When the master of the feast tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast calls the bridegroom

• John 8:52

  The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, and you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death, ever.’

• Acts 10:10

  And he became hungry and wanted to eat; and while they were preparing it, a trance came upon him,

• Acts 20:11

  And when he had gone up and broken bread and eaten, and talked with them a long while, until daybreak, then he departed.

• Acts 23:14

  they, going to the chief priests and the elders, said, “We have bound ourselves under a curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

• Colossians 2:21

  “Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch”

• Hebrews 2:9

  But we see the one who was made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that apart from God he might taste death for everyone.

• Hebrews 6:4

  For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become sharers in the Holy Spirit,

• Hebrews 6:5

  and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,

• 1 Peter 2:3

  if you have tasted that the Lord is good.