Eating
βρῶσιςStrong’s G1035brōsis
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Brōsis is the Greek word usually translated “food”, “rust” and “eating”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:”
Meaning
Usually translated “food”, “rust” and “eating”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- food 6
- rust 2
- eating 2
- meal 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
- Matthew 2
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Colossians 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
- John 4:32But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
- John 6:27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
- John 6:55For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
- Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
- 1 Corinthians 8:4As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Greek dictionary
βρῶσις brōsis · eating
βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω), [in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל ;] 1. eating: β. καὶ πόσις, Rom.14:17, Col.2:16 (see Lft., ICC, in l.); with genitive obj., 1Co.8:4; metaphorically, corrosion, rust: Mat.6:19, 20. 2. As also in cl. (Hom., al.) = βρῶμα, food: Jhn.6:27a, 2Co.9:10, Col.2:16 (EV, but see supr.). Heb.12:16; metaphorically, of spiritual nourishment, Jhn.4:32 6:27b, 55.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “eating” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
E'ATING, participle present
tense Chewing and swallowing; consuming; corroding.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.