G5142 – trepho – τρέφω – to nourish; fig. to nurture, raise
- Strong’s ID:
- G5142
- Greek Word:
- τρέφω
- Transliteration:
- trephō / trepho
- Pronunciation:
- tref’-o
- Part of Speech:
- verb
- Etymology:
- a primary verb (properly, θρεφω threpho; but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 through the idea of convolution)
- Usage Count:
- 8
- Search:
- Find “trepho” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
1) to nourish
2) figuratively: to nurture, raise
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
a primary verb (properly, θρεφω threpho; 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.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) to nourish, support
2) feed
3) to give suck, to fatten
4) to bring up, nurture
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.