Verb katesthiō (to devour) in the New Testament

(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)


Matthew

2: 17And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and devoured (katesthiō) them up.

Mark

4: 4And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and devoured (katesthiō) it up.
12: 40They devour (katesthiō) widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

Luke

8: 5"A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell on the path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air devoured (katesthiō) it up.
15: 30But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured (katesthiō) your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!'
20: 47They devour (katesthiō) widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

John

2: 17His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour (katesthiō) me."

2 Corinthians

11: 20For you put up with it when someone makes slaves of you, or devours (katesthiō) you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or gives you a slap in the face.

Galatians

5: 15If, however, you bite and devour (katesthiō) one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

Revelation

10: 9So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll; and he said to me, "Take it, and devour (katesthiō); it will be bitter to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth."
10: 10So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and devoured (katesthiō) it; it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.
11: 5And if anyone wants to harm them, fire pours from their mouth and devours (katesthiō) their foes; anyone who wants to harm them must be killed in this manner.
12: 4His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman who was about to bear a child, so that he might devour (katesthiō) her child as soon as it was born.
20: 9They marched up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from heaven and devoured (katesthiō) them.