Taste - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Taste

[ 1,,G1089, geuo ]
to make to taste," is used in the Middle Voice, signifying "to taste"
(a) naturally, Matthew 27:34; Luke 14:24; John 2:9; Colossians 2:21;
(b) metaphorically, of Christ's "tasting" death, implying His personal experience in voluntarily undergoing death, Hebrews 2:9; of believers (negatively) as to "tasting" of death, Matthew 16:28; Mark 9:1; Luke 9:27; John 8:52; of "tasting" the heavenly gift (different from receiving it), Hebrews 6:4; "the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come," Hebrews 6:5; "that the Lord is gracious," 1 Peter 2:3. See EAT.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words