# G355 ἀναλίσκω

ἀναλίσκω (analískō), Strong’s G355: properly, to use up, i.e. destroy KJV: consume. Occurs 17 times.

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*analískō* — properly, to use up, i.e. destroy

KJV: consume

Built from [ἀνά aná](https://besorah.bible/word/G303) (up) + [αἱρέομαι hairéomai](https://besorah.bible/word/G138) (to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer)

Occurs 17 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Luke 9:54](https://besorah.bible/besorah/luke/9?v=54) — When his disciples, Jacob and Yochanan, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from…
- [Galatians 5:15](https://besorah.bible/besorah/galatians/5?v=15) — But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.
- [Wisdom of Solomon 13:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/wisdom-of-solomon/13?v=12) — Burning the scraps from his handiwork to cook his food, he eats his fill.
- [2 Maccabees 1:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/1?v=31) — As soon as the sacrifice was consumed, then Nehemiah commanded that the rest of the liquid be poured on large stones.
- [2 Maccabees 2:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/2?v=10) — As Moses prayed to the Lord and fire came down out of heaven and consumed the sacrifice, even so Solomon also prayed…
- [2 Maccabees 2:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh-gr/2-maccabees/2?v=11) — Moses said, ‘Because the sin offering had not been eaten, it was consumed in like manner.’