Strong’s G2282 · Greek
θάλπω
thálpō · thal'-po
Origin probably akin to θάλλω (to warm);
Meaning to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster
In the King James Version cherish.
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:
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
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.