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iskander wrote:Where are these steps leading ?

Your doubts are right. I hoped to come closer to an answer by examining the context. But it seems not possible.

Kunigunde Kreuzerin wrote:

iskander wrote:Where are these steps leading ?

Your doubts are right. I hoped to come closer to an answer by examining the context. But it seems not possible.

But it could be, that Mark wants to say exactly this with his use of different verbs (-forms) for "eat" - ἐσθίω and φάγω.

The Catholic Bible says, John used a Greek verb that meant to eat the body of Christ like animals eat food. This surprising distinction between "- ἐσθίω and φάγω" - is used in support of a literal interpretation of John 6:54-58

The Catholic Study Bible 2nd edition
John 6
Note 6:54-58

Eats: the verb used in these verses is not the classical Greek verb of human eating, but that the animal eating: "munch", "gnaw". This may be part of John's emphasis on the reality of the flesh and blood of Jesus, but the same verb eventually became the ordinary verb in Greek meaning, " eat".

This catholic interpretation says , eat as in the way phagocytes and Tasmanian devils eat.

Phagocytes are cells that protect the body by ingesting (phagocytosing) harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells. Their name comes from the Greek phagein, "to eat" or "devour", and "-cyte", the suffix in biology denoting "cell", from the Greek kutos, "hollow vessel".

Tasmanian devil
It is characterised by its stocky and muscular build, black fur, pungent odour, extremely loud and disturbing screech, keen sense of smell, and ferocity when feeding