King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1625
Transliteration: 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
ἐκτρέφω; from Aeschylus down;
Word 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.