G5595: ψωμίζω
psōmízō · “to feed/dole out”
Definition
to supply with bits, i.e. (generally) to nourish
KJV translates it as: (bestow to) feed
Word origin: from the base of G5596 (ψωμίον);
Extended definition
ψωμίζω
(ψωμός, a morsel), [in LXX chiefly for אָכַל hi. ;]
to feed with morsels (as children or the sick; Hippocr.), hence, generally, in late writers, to feed, nourish: with accusative of person(s), Rom.12:20 (LXX); with accusative of thing(s), to give out for food, 1Co.13:3 (cf. WM, § 32, 4an; for dupl. accusative, cf. Num.11:4, Sir.15:3, al.).†
(AS)
(ψωμός, a morsel), [in LXX chiefly for אָכַל hi. ;]
to feed with morsels (as children or the sick; Hippocr.), hence, generally, in late writers, to feed, nourish: with accusative of person(s), Rom.12:20 (LXX); with accusative of thing(s), to give out for food, 1Co.13:3 (cf. WM, § 32, 4an; for dupl. accusative, cf. Num.11:4, Sir.15:3, al.).†
(AS)
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How G5595 is translated
- do feed ×1
- i shall give away ×1
Bible verses with G5595 (psōmízō)
Psōmízō appears in 2 verses.
- Romans 12:20
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
- 1 Corinthians 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.