Nursing mother
τροφόςStrong’s G5162trophos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Trophos is the Greek word usually translated “nursing mother”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:”
Meaning
Usually translated “nursing mother”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a nursing mother 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Thessalonians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
τροφός trophos · nursing mother
τροφός, -oῦ, ἡ (τρέφω), [in LXX: Gen.35:8, 4Ki.11:2, 2Ch.22:11 Isa.49:23 (יָנַק) * ;] a nurse: 1Th.2:7.† (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.