ἐσθίων [30 verses](part sg pres act masc nom) "Eating" is esthio, which means "to eat," "devour," "fret," "vex," and to "take in one's mouth." It is also a metaphor for decay and erosion. -- The word translated as "ye shall eat" means "eat" but it also means "fret," as we say "something is eating me up."