Strong’s G5142 · Greek
τρέφω
tréphō
Definition
but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή) through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear)
Etymology
a primary verb (properly, ;
How the KJV renders it
- bring up
- feed
- nourish
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.