Strong’s G1625 · Greek
ἐκτρέφω
ektréphō · ek-tref'-o
Origin from ἐκ (G1537) and τρέφω (G5142);
Meaning to rear up to maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train
In the King James Version bring up, nourish.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Ephesians 5:29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
- Ephesians 6:4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.