Word study · Greek

entréphomai

nourished

Say it: en-TREF-om-ai (approximate)

ἐντρέφω

What it means

To be brought up in, to be nourished by. In 4:6, "nourished in the words of the faith." It appears only here.

Range of meaning

  • Be nourishedRaised on.
  • Be trained inBrought up with.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 4

    "Nourished in the words of the faith" (4:6). The word appears only here.

Every verse (1)

Verses where G1789 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources