τρώγοντες [6 verses](part pl pres act masc nom) "They were eating" is trogo, which means "to eat vegatable," "to nibble," "to munch," and "to eat fruits or desserts."  - The Greek verb translated as "eating" means "to gnaw," "to nibble," and "munch," but it usually refers to herbivorous animals. It specifically means to eat vegetables or fruit. This is the least common and most humorous word Jesus uses for eating. The most common word has the sense of "consuming" something while the other word is the simpler sense of just "eating." Both of those words, however, are very close in meaning. This one is different, having the sense more of "grazing," like cattle. It is in the form of an adjective, "gnawing."