"eating, the act of eating, Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 8:4; meat, food, Jn. 6:27; Heb. 12:16; a canker or rust, Mt. 6:19, 20"
Definition and meaning
eating, the act of eating, Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 8:4; meat, food, Jn. 6:27; Heb. 12:16; a canker or rust, Mt. 6:19, 20
In the original Greek the word is written: βρῶσις
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of brosis (G1035) across the King James Bible.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.
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Common questions
Strong's G1035 (brosis) is a Greek word that means: eating, the act of eating, Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 8:4; meat, food, Jn. 6:27; Heb. 12:16; a canker or rust, Mt. 6:19, 20 It appears 10 times in the King James Bible.
The word brosis (G1035) appears 10 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1035 is brosis, a Greek word defined as: eating, the act of eating, Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 8:4; meat, food, Jn. 6:27; Heb. 12:16; a canker or rust, Mt. 6:19, 20. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
brosis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.