Forms of the word

Dictionary
θάλπω
Greek transliteration
thalpō
Simplified transliteration
thalpo
Principal Parts
-, -, -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
2282
GK Number
2499

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-4
Gloss
to care for, cherish, comfort
Definition
to impart warmth;, met. to cherish, nurse, foster, comfort, Eph. 5:29; 1 Thess. 2:7*

Greek-English Concordance for θάλπω

Ephesians 5:29 for no one ever hates his own body but nourishes and takes care of (thalpei | θάλπει | pres act ind 3 sg) it, just as Christ does the church,
1 Thessalonians 2:7 Although we could have made demands as apostles of Christ, we were gentle among you, like a mother tenderly nursing (thalpē | θάλπῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) her own children.

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