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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ἐκτρέφω G1625
Pronunciation ektréphō
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 It bring them up 1× Ephesians 6:4
he nourishes 1× Ephesians 5:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ephesians 5:29
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Ephesians 2
Source forms
ἐκτρέφει 1x ektrephei Ephesians 5:29
ἐκτρέφετε 1x ektrephete Ephesians 6:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Ephesians 6:4
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Ephesians 5:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to nourish/rear
Strong's G1625
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to nourish/rear
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 5:29 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐκτρέφει ektrefei
I nourish, nurture, bring up
Read verse Ephesians 6:4 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Imperative
ἐκτρέφετε ektrefete
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Eph 5:29 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Active Eph 6:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
imperative 1
NT Occurrences
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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain