Greek

To consume

καταναλίσκωStrong’s G2654

katanaliskō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Katanaliskō is the Greek word usually translated “consuming”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“For our God is a consuming fire.”

Meaning

Usually translated “consuming”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

καταναλίσκω katanaliskō · to consume

κατ-αν-αλίσκω [in LXX chiefly forאָכַל ;] 1. to use up, spend. 2. to consume: of fire, ptcp., Heb.12:29 (LXX).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “consume” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

CONSUME, verb transitive

[Latin, to take. So in English we say, it takes up time, that is, it consumes time.]

To destroy, by separating the parts of a thing, by decomposition, as by fire, or eating, devouring, and annihilating the form of a substance.
To destroy by dissipating or by use; to expend; to waste; to squander; as, to consume an estate.“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts” James 4:3
To spend; to cause to pass away, as time; as, to consume the day in idleness.“Their days did he consume in vanity” Psalms 78:33
To cause to disappear; to waste slowly.“My flesh is consumed away” Job 33:21

All definitions and other forms of “consume”

To destroy; to bring to utter ruin; to exterminate.“Let me alone-- that I may consume them” Exodus 32:10

CONSUME, verb intransitive

To waste away slowly; to be exhausted.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.