ἐκτρέφω

ektrephō

to nourish/rear

Strong’s G1625Verb2 times in the New Testament (critical text)

he nourishes1

do bring up1

In the text

Ephesians 5:29ἐκτρέφει
Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

ἐκ-τρέφω
[in LXX for גָּדַל, etc. ;]

1. prop., of children, to nurture, bring up: Eph.6:4.

2. to nourish: Eph.5:29.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.