Gloss
to feed, nourish; to bring up, rear (children)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐκτρέφω
Greek transliteration
ektrephō
Simplified transliteration
ektrepho
Principal Parts
-, ἐξέθρεψα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number
1625
GK Number
1763
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(1)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἐκτρέφω
| Ephesians 5:29 | for no one ever hates his own body but nourishes (ektrephei | ἐκτρέφει | pres act ind 3 sg) and takes care of it, just as Christ does the church, |
| Ephesians 6:4 | And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise (ektrephete | ἐκτρέφετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) them up (ektrephete | ἐκτρέφετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) in the discipline and admonition of the Lord. |
