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To bring up

ἀνατρέφωStrong’s G0397

anatrephō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Anatrephō is the Greek word usually translated “brought up” and “was brought up”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:”
Acts 7:20 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “brought up” and “was brought up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • brought up 2
  • was brought up 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 3

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἀνατρέφω anatrephō · to bring up

ἀνα-τρέφω [in LXX: Wis.7:4 B, 4Ma.10:2 4Mac 11:15 א* ;] to nurse up, nourish, educate, bring up: Luk.4:16, WΗ, mg., Act.7:20-21 22:3.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.