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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
eat .
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Examples
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How much more rightly does the Apostle Paul teach us to walk in the middle path, condemning either extreme and saying, Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth (Rom. xiv.
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'eateth' is that used for the ruminating of cattle, and wonderfully indicates the calm, continual, patient meditation by which alone we can receive Christ into our hearts, and nourish our lives on Him.
Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII Alexander Maclaren 1868
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John 6: 56: “He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.”
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And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
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In Jeremiah 31: 30 "that eateth" somehow emerged as "ehat tateth," an error that, as Campbell notes with characteristic wit, "should have been noticed by any proof-reader, even one freshly returned from a pub lunch."
Review of Gordon Campbell's 'Bible,' about the King James Version Jonathan Yardley 2010
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There were, he reckoned, just two kinds: "one maner is dedly and sleeth them that eateth of them and be called tode stoles, the other doeth not."
What's Magic About Mushrooms Richard Mabey 2011
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John 6: 56: “He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.”
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In Jeremiah 31: 30 "that eateth" somehow emerged as "ehat tateth," an error that, as Campbell notes with characteristic wit, "should have been noticed by any proof-reader, even one freshly returned from a pub lunch."
Review of Gordon Campbell's 'Bible,' about the King James Version Jonathan Yardley 2010
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And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.
Cathedral of Hope in Dallas says it will host 'gay Jesus' play | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010
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Today's words Word don't know: eateth, dieth, breaketh
In the midst of roller derby, we are in boyfriend. mcurry 2008
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