What does ἐντρέφω (entréphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐντρέφω (entréphō): Nurturing faith through teaching; education as sustained formation rather than mere instruction.
Greek · G1789
ἐντρέφω
(Figuratively) to educate
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ἐντρέφω G1789
Pronunciation entréphō
What does ἐντρέφω (entréphō) mean in the Bible?
ἐντρέφω (entréphō): Nurturing faith through teaching; education as sustained formation rather than mere instruction.
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How does the BSB render G1789?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include nourished (1).
Where does ἐντρέφω (entréphō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Timothy 4:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (1).
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 nourished 1× 1 Timothy 4:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Timothy 4:6
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
1 Timothy 1
Source forms
ἐντρεφόμενος 1x entrephomenos 1 Timothy 4:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Timothy 4:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Nurturing faith through teaching; education as sustained formation rather than mere instruction.
Source Gloss
(figuratively) to educate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Nurturing faith through teaching; education as sustained formation rather than mere instruction.
to train up, nurture; pass., metaphorically, τοῖς λόγοις τ. πίστεως, 1Ti.4:6.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Timothy 4:6 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐντρεφόμενος entrefomenov
I nourish on, am educated in
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
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
ἐντρέφω 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