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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ψωμίζω
Greek transliteration: 
psōmizō
Simplified transliteration: 
psomizo
Principal Parts: 
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5595
GK Number: 
6039
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-2a(1)
Gloss: 
to feed; to give to the poor
Definition: 
pr. to feed by morsels; hence, genr. to feed, supply with food, Rom. 12:20; to bestow in supplying food, 1 Cor. 13:3*

Greek-English Concordance for

Romans 12:20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed (psōmize | ψώμιζε | pres act imperative 2 sg) him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head.”
1 Corinthians 13:3 If I give away (psōmisō | ψωμίσω | aor act subj 1 sg) everything I own, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it benefits me nothing.