# Eats ## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible *Eats* ([[john-06#^john-06-54|Jn 6:54]]) – *Trōgō* (Gk.): A verb meaning \"chew\" or \"gnaw\". It is used five times in the Fourth Gospel and only once elsewhere in the NT. Greek literature used it to describe the feeding of animals such as mules, pigs, and cattle, and in some cases for human eating. In John, the verb is used four times in the second half of the Bread of Life discourse ([[john-06#^john-06-54|Jn 6:54, 56, 57, 58]]). This marks a noticeable shift in Jesus\' teaching, which up until [[john-06#^john-06-54|Jn 6:54]] made use of a more common verb for eating (Gk. *esthio,* [[john-06#^john-06-49|Jn 6:49, 50, 51, 53]]). The change in vocabulary marks a change of focus and emphasis, from the necessity of faith to the consumption of the Eucharist. The graphic and almost crude connotation of this verb thus adds greater force to the repetition of his words: he demands we express our faith by eating, in a real and physical way, his life-giving flesh in the sacrament. ### Sources [[john-commentary#^7ohzkq|Eats — word study]]