G2282: θάλπω
thálpō · “to care for”
Definition
to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster
KJV translates it as: cherish
Word origin: probably akin to (to warm);
Extended definition
θάλπω
[in LXX for סָכַן, etc. ;]
to heat, warm; metaphorically,
(a) to inflame (Trag.);
(b) to foster, cherish: Eph.5:29, 1Th.2:7.†
(AS)
[in LXX for סָכַן, etc. ;]
to heat, warm; metaphorically,
(a) to inflame (Trag.);
(b) to foster, cherish: Eph.5:29, 1Th.2:7.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2282 is translated
- he cherishes ×1
- shall cherish ×1
Bible verses with G2282 (thálpō)
Thálpō 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:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7
But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: