What does ἐκτρέφω (ektréphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκτρέφω (ektréphō) is a Greek word meaning "to nourish/rear".
Greek · G1625
ἐκτρέφω
To nourish/rear
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ἐκτρέφωG1625
Pronunciationektréphō
What does ἐκτρέφω (ektréphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκτρέφω (ektréphō) is a Greek word meaning "to nourish/rear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1625?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bring them up (1), he nourishes (1).
Where does ἐκτρέφω (ektréphō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 5:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbring them up1×Ephesians 6:4
he nourishes1×Ephesians 5:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEphesians 5:29
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Ephesians2
Source forms
ἐκτρέφει1xektrepheiEphesians 5:29
ἐκτρέφετε1xektrepheteEphesians 6:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural1xEphesians 6:4
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xEphesians 5:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to nourish/rear
Strong'sG1625
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to nourish/rear
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Ephesians 5:29Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐκτρέφειektrefei
I nourish, nurture, bring up
Read verseEphesians 6:4Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ἐκτρέφετεektrefete
I nourish, nurture, bring up
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms2TensesPresentVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveEph 5:291×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present ActiveEph 6:41×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
imperative1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐκτρέφω is built from these roots: