Greek · G2316, G5142

ὁ θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς

God · to feed

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θεόςG2316God

Pronunciationtheós

The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.

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τρέφωG5142to feed

Pronunciationtréphō

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What does ὁ θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς (ho theos trephei autous) mean in the Bible?

θεός · τρέφω is a Greek phrase meaning "God feeds, nourishes, sustains them".

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What does θεός · τρέφω mean in the Bible?

θεός · τρέφω is a Greek phrase meaning "God feeds, nourishes, sustains them".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2316, G5142?

G2316, G5142 is connected to 1,307 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. God feeds, nourishes, sustains them

Strong'sG2316, G5142

Lexical occurrences1,307 verses Word forms9 forms1,307 references

Source Gloss

God feeds, nourishes, sustains them

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns9Aligned forms1307Case patternGenitive (687)Number patternSingular (1299)

Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:23 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 15:4 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 22:32 · Mark 2:7 · Mark 10:9 · Mark 10:18 · Mark 12:26 · Mark 12:27 · Mark 12:29 · Mark 13:19 · Mark 15:34 · Luke 1:32 · Luke 1:68305×

Nominative · Plural · MasculineJohn 10:34 · Acts 14:11 · Acts 19:26 · 1 Cor 8:55×

Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 3:16 · Matt 4:3 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:9 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 14:33 · Matt 15:3 · Matt 15:6 · Matt 16:16 · Matt 16:23 · Matt 19:24 · Matt 21:31687×

Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Matt 19:26 · Matt 22:21 · Mark 10:27 · Mark 12:17 · Luke 1:30 · Luke 1:47 · Luke 2:14 · Luke 2:38 · Luke 2:52 · Luke 16:13 · Luke 17:18 · Luke 18:27 · Luke 18:43 · Luke 20:25 · John 3:21157×

Dative · Plural · MasculineGal 4:81×

Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 5:8 · Matt 9:8 · Matt 15:31 · Matt 22:37 · Matt 27:43 · Mark 2:12 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 12:30 · Luke 1:16 · Luke 1:64 · Luke 2:13 · Luke 2:20 · Luke 2:28 · Luke 4:8147×

Accusative · Plural · MasculineJohn 10:35 · Acts 7:402×

Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 19:371×

Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 27:462×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed3ongoing3subjunctive1infinitive1

Tense

present5aorist3

Voice

active6passive2

Mood

indicative6infinitive1subjunctive1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 6:26τρέφειpresent active indicativeongoing Matthew 25:37ἐθρέψαμενaorist active indicativecompleted Luke 12:24τρέφειpresent active indicativeongoing Luke 23:29ἔθρεψανaorist active indicativecompleted Acts 12:20τρέφεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitive James 5:5ἐθρέψατεaorist active indicativecompleted Revelation 12:14τρέφεταιpresent passive indicativeongoing Revelation 12:6τρέφωσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctive

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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