King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5142
Transliteration: trephō
Phonetic Spelling: (tref'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make to grow, to nourish, feed
Meaning: to make to grow, to nourish, feed
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.)
Word Summary
trephō: to make to grow, to nourish, feed
Original Word: τρέφωTransliteration: trephō
Phonetic Spelling: (tref'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make to grow, to nourish, feed
Meaning: to make to grow, to nourish, feed
Strong's Concordance
bring up, feed, nourish. A primary verb (properly, threpho; but perhaps strengthened from the base of trope through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. Fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear) -- bring up, feed, nourish.
see GREEK trope
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5142: τρέφωτρέφω; 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.)