Original Word: ἐκτρέφω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ektrephó
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-tref'-o)
Short Definition: I nourish, nurture, bring up
Definition: I nourish, nurture, bring up.

1625 ektréphō (from 1537 /ek, "out from," intensifying 5142 /tréphō, "to feed") – properly, feed (nourish out), (i.e. to its needed outcome). 1625 (ektréphō) suggests "effectively nourish, nurture" (sustain, Eph 5:29) – or "nourish out (up) to maturity" (J. Thayer), i.e. to rear, raise (train up, WP, Eph 6:4).

STRONGS NT 1625: ἐκτρέφω

ἐκτρέφω; 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.]

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

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