Lexical Summary ektrephō: to bring up to maturity, to nourish Original Word: ἐκτρέφωTransliteration: ektrephō Phonetic Spelling: (ek-tref'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to bring up to maturity, to nourish Meaning: to bring up to maturity, to nourish Strong's Concordance bring up, nourish. From ek and trepho; to rear up to maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train -- bring up, nourish. see GREEK ek see GREEK trepho Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1625: ἐκτρέφωἐκτρέφω; from Aeschylus down; 1. to nourish up to maturity; then universally, to nourish: τήν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα, Ephesians 5:29. 2. to nurture, bring up: τά τέκνα, Ephesians 6:4. STRONGS NT 1625a: ἔκτρομος [ἔκτρομος, adjective (cf. ἔκφοβος), trembling exceedingly, exceedingly terrified: Hebrews 12:21 Tr marginal reading WH mrg, after the Sinaiticus and Claromontanus manuscripts (others ἔντρομος, which see). Not found elsewhere. |
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