She saw, she took, she ate
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καὶ ἴδεν ἡ γυνὴ ὅτι καλὸν τὸ ξύλον εἰς βρῶσιν, καὶ ὅτι ἀρεστὸν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἰδεῖν καὶ ὡραῖόν ἐστιν τοῦ κατανοῆσαι, καὶ λαβοῦσα τοῦ καρποῦ αὐτοῦ ἔφαγεν· καὶ ἔδωκεν καὶ τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς μετ᾽ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἔφαγον.
The turn: three verbs of the senses and appetite (καλόν εἰς βρῶσιν, "good for food"; ἀρεστὸν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, "pleasing to the eyes"; ὡραῖον, "desirable/beautiful") answer, item for item, the three classic channels of temptation later named at 1 John 2:16 — the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life. καὶ ἔφαγον, "and they ate" (plural) — the man, silently present the whole time ("with her," μετ᾽ αὐτῆς), eats without a word of resistance or dialogue.
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