τροφή

greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine16 occurrences6 books16 verses

Definition

τροφή, -ῆς, ἡ

(τρέφω), [in LXX for לֶחֶם, מָזוֹן, אֹכֶל, etc. ;]

nourishment, food: Matthew 3:4; 6:25; 10:10; 24:45, Luke 12:23, John 4:8, Acts 2:46; 9:19; 14:17; 27:33-34, 36; 27:38, James 2:15. Metaphorical: Hebrews 5:12, 14.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as τροφή:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

16 total
  1. Matthew 3:4τροφὴ · food
    John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  2. Matthew 6:25τροφῆς · food
    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
  3. Matthew 10:10τροφῆς · provisions
    Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
  4. Matthew 24:45τροφὴν · food
    Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
  5. Luke 12:23τροφῆς · food
    For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
  6. John 4:8τροφὰς · food
    (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
  7. Acts 2:46τροφῆς · [their] meals
    With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
  8. Acts 9:19τροφὴν · [some] food
    …and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
  9. Acts 14:17τροφῆς · with food
    Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
  10. Acts 27:33τροφῆς
    Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
  11. Acts 27:34τροφῆς
    So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
  12. Acts 27:36τροφῆς · [some] food
    They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
  13. Acts 27:38τροφῆς
    After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
  14. Hebrews 5:12τροφῆς · food
    Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
  15. Hebrews 5:14τροφή · food
    But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
  16. James 2:15τροφῆς · food
    Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.