G1625: ἐκτρέφω
ektréphō · “to nourish/rear”
Definition
to rear up to maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train
KJV translates it as: bring up, nourish
Extended definition
ἐκ-τρέφω
[in LXX for גָּדַל, etc. ;]
1. prop., of children, to nurture, bring up: Eph.6:4.
2. to nourish: Eph.5:29.†
(AS)
[in LXX for גָּדַל, etc. ;]
1. prop., of children, to nurture, bring up: Eph.6:4.
2. to nourish: Eph.5:29.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1625 is translated
- he nourishes ×1
- do bring up ×1
Bible verses with G1625 (ektréphō)
Ektréphō appears in 2 verses.
- Ephesians 5:29
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
- Ephesians 6:4
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.