Swallow (Verb)
New TestamentVine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words
Definition
1katapinoG2666
"to drink down" (kata, and pino, "to drink"), "to swallow," is used with this meaning (a) physically, but figuratively, Mat 23:24, Rev 12:16; (b) metaphorically, in the Passive Voice, of death (by victory), 1Co 15:54; of being overwhelmed by sorrow, 2Co 2:7; of the mortal body (by life), 2Co 5:4. See DEVOUR, No. 3, DROWN, No. 2.