Word study · Greek
thálpō
to cherish, to keep warm
Say it: THAL-po (approximate)
θάλπω
What it means
To warm, to cherish, to care tenderly for (as a bird warms its young). In 5:29, a man "nourishes and cherishes" his body as Christ does the church. In 1 Thessalonians 2:7 Paul is gentle among them "as a nursing mother cherishes her own children."
Range of meaning
- CherishCare for tenderly.
- Keep warmProvide comfort.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 5
"And cherishes it" (5:29).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2282 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources