eateth

Dines in scripture

Eateth is an archaic third-person singular form of eat, found in Early Modern English texts, particularly the King James Bible and works of Shakespeare's era.

The -eth ending was the standard way to mark third-person singular verbs before -s took over: He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me.

Today it appears only in deliberately archaic or religious contexts.

archaic

consumeth

Old English for depletes

drinkethBiblical "consumes beverages"
feedethGives food, biblically
supperEvening repast

feast · bread · flesh · manna · scripture · biblical · thou · thee · thy · hath

biblical

manna

Miraculous sustenance from heaven

breadLeavened flour product
fleshSoft body matter
fruitEdible plant ovary

forbidden · serpent · Eden · communion · sacrament · Passover · unleavened · loaves · fishes · supper

ceremonial

communion

Profound shared closeness

EucharistSacramental bread and wine
sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
altarSacred ritual table

blessing · ritual · priest · congregation · holy · sacred · consecrated · offering · temple · worship

Opposites

register/temporal style

eatetheats

Consumes as food

consumes · chows down · devours · dines · scarfs

consumption action

Declines, biblically

Phrases

picky eaterOne who rejects foods
eaten awayGradually destroyed by corrosion
eaten upFully consumed
big eatersThose consuming much food
weed eaterMotorized lawn edging tool
meat eatersThose consuming animal flesh

Family

eaten, eater, eaters

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