ἘΚΤΡΕΦΟΜΕΝΟΙ, ἐκτρεφομενοι
EKTREPHOMENOI, ektrephomenoi
Sounds Like: ek-TREH-foh-meh-noy
Translations: being nourished, being brought up, being reared, nourishing, bringing up, rearing
From the root: ἘΚΤΡΕΦΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a compound participle formed from the preposition 'ἐκ' (ek), meaning 'out of' or 'from', and the verb 'τρέφω' (trephō), meaning 'to nourish' or 'to rear'. As a participle, it describes an action being performed by or on the subject. It generally refers to the act of providing sustenance, care, and upbringing, often implying a thorough or complete process of nourishment or rearing.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural
Strong’s number: G1625 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἘΚΤΡΕΦΩ, appear in our texts.
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