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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5142 matches the Greek τρέφω (trephō),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:26 - Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you more valuable than they are?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:37

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:37 - Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:16 - Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:29 - For this is certain: The days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore children, and the breasts that never nursed!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:20 - Now Herod was having an angry quarrel with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they joined together and presented themselves before him. And after convincing Blastus, the king's personal assistant, to help them, they asked for peace, because their country's food supply was provided by the king's country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:5 - You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:6 - and she fled into the wilderness where a place had been prepared for her by God, so she could be taken care of for 1,260 days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - But the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness, to the place God prepared for her, where she is taken care of - away from the presence of the serpent - for a time, times, and half a time.
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