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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 13 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19 - You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:20 - Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:15 - Then he blessed Joseph and said, “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:5 - “ ‘During the entire period of their Nazirite vow, no razor may be used on their head. They must be holy until the period of their dedication to the LORD is over; they must let their hair grow long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:18 - You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:13 - Haven’t you heard, my lord, what I did while Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred of the LORD’s prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with food and water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:8 - He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the king’s presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:21 - If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:21 - In that day, a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18 - In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror: “Where is that chief officer? Where is the one who took the revenue? Where is the officer in charge of the towers?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:21 - The mercenaries in her ranks are like fattened calves. They too will turn and flee together, they will not stand their ground, for the day of disaster is coming upon them, the time for them to be punished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:5 - The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king’s table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king’s service.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:12 - Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the wild animals found shelter, and the birds lived in its branches; from it every creature was fed.
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