φάγητε [20 verses](2nd pl aor subj act) "Eat" is phago which is a form of the word, phagein, which means to eat," "to eat up," and "to devour." -- The word translated as "eat" is one of the two common words used to mean "eat. "It means "to eat," "to eat up," and "to devour." It also means to "fret" as we say "to eat up."