en_tw/bible/other/devour.md

# devour, devours, devoured, devouring #

## Definition: ##

The term "devour" means to eat or consume in an aggressive manner.

* Using this word in a figurative sense, Paul warned believers to not devour one another, meaning to not attack or destroy each other with words or actions (Galatians 5:15).
* Also in a figurative sense, the term "devour" is often used with a meaning of "completely destroy" as when talking about nations devouring each other or a fire devouring buildings and people.
* This term could also be translated as "completely consume" or "totally destroy."

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Peter 05:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/05/08)
* [Amos 01:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/amo/01/09)
* [Exodus 24:16-18](rc://en/tn/help/exo/24/16)
* [Ezekiel 16:20-22](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/16/20)
* [Luke 15:28-30](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/28)
* [Matthew 23:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/23/13)
* [Psalms 021:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/psa/021/009)

## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H398, H399, H400, H402, H1104, H1105, H3216, H3615, H3857, H3898, H7462, H7602, G2068, G2666, G2719, G5315
Plural, past tense, special forms 2017-08-25 21:28:50 +00:00			`# devour, devours, devoured, devouring #`
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			`The term "devour" means to eat or consume in an aggressive manner.`

added version 2 2017-04-15 17:23:27 +00:00			`* Using this word in a figurative sense, Paul warned believers to not devour one another, meaning to not attack or destroy each other with words or actions (Galatians 5:15).`
			`* Also in a figurative sense, the term "devour" is often used with a meaning of "completely destroy" as when talking about nations devouring each other or a fire devouring buildings and people.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* This term could also be translated as "completely consume" or "totally destroy."`

			`## Bible References: ##`

Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [1 Peter 05:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/1pe/05/08)`
			`* [Amos 01:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/amo/01/09)`
			`* [Exodus 24:16-18](rc://en/tn/help/exo/24/16)`
			`* [Ezekiel 16:20-22](rc://en/tn/help/ezk/16/20)`
			`* [Luke 15:28-30](rc://en/tn/help/luk/15/28)`
			`* [Matthew 23:13-15](rc://en/tn/help/mat/23/13)`
update Psalms links to 3 digits 2017-06-29 22:28:11 +00:00			`* [Psalms 021:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/psa/021/009)`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Fixed atx header spacing 2017-11-29 19:05:45 +00:00			`## Word Data: ##`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
			`* Strong's: H398, H399, H400, H402, H1104, H1105, H3216, H3615, H3857, H3898, H7462, H7602, G2068, G2666, G2719, G5315`