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Lexicon :: Strong's G5142 - trephō

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τρέφω
Transliteration
trephō (Key)
Pronunciation
tref'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary verb (properly, threpho; but perhaps strength. from the base of τροπή (G5157) through the idea of convolution)
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Strong’s Definitions

τρέφω tréphō, tref'-o; a primary verb (properly, τρέφω tréphō; but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear):—bring up, feed, nourish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G5142 in the following manner: feed (4x), nourish (3x), bring up (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G5142 in the following manner: feed (4x), nourish (3x), bring up (1x).

  1. to nourish, support

  2. feed

  3. to give suck, to fatten

  4. to bring up, nurture

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
τρέφω tréphō, tref'-o; a primary verb (properly, τρέφω tréphō; but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear):—bring up, feed, nourish.
STRONGS G5142:
τρέφω; 1 aorist ἔθρεψα; passive, present τρέφομαι; perfect participle τεθραμμένος; from Homer down; to nourish, support; to feed: τινα, Matthew 6:26; Matthew 25:37; Luke 12:24; Acts 12:20; Revelation 12:6, 14; to give suck, Luke 23:29 L T Tr WH; to fatten, James 5:5 (here A. V. nourish). to bring up, nurture, Luke 4:16 (here T WH marginal reading ἀνατρέφω) (1 Macc. 3:33 1 Macc. 11:39, and often in secular authors). (Compare: ἀνατρέφω, ἐκτρέφω, ἐντρέφω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:26; 25:37
Luke
4:16; 12:24; 23:29
Acts
12:20
James
5:5
Revelation
12:6; 12:14

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Strong's Number G5142 matches the Greek τρέφω (trephō),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in 'Luk' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:16

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He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. As usual, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

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“Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds?

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“Look, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the women without children, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed! ’

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