"to nourish, promote health and strength, Eph. 5:29; to bring up, educate, Eph. 6:4*"
Definition and meaning
to nourish, promote health and strength, Eph. 5:29; to bring up, educate, Eph. 6:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἐκτρέφω
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of ektrepho (G1625) across the King James Bible.
For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
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Common questions
Strong's G1625 (ektrepho) is a Greek word that means: to nourish, promote health and strength, Eph. 5:29; to bring up, educate, Eph. 6:4* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word ektrepho (G1625) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1625 is ektrepho, a Greek word defined as: to nourish, promote health and strength, Eph. 5:29; to bring up, educate, Eph. 6:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ektrepho is a Greek word found in the New Testament.