What does τροφή (trophḗ) mean in the Bible?
τροφή (trophḗ): Physical sustenance that sustains life; metaphorically, spiritual nourishment required for growth and maturity
Greek · G5160
τροφή
Nourishment (literally or figuratively); by implication, rations (wages)
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τροφή G5160
Pronunciation trophḗ
What does τροφή (trophḗ) mean in the Bible?
τροφή (trophḗ): Physical sustenance that sustains life; metaphorically, spiritual nourishment required for growth and maturity
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5160?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include food (8), . . . (3), [some] food (2), [their] meals (1), provisions (1).
Where does τροφή (trophḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (7), Matthew (4), Hebrews (2), James (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 food 8× Matthew 3:4, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 24:45, Luke 12:23
. . . 3× Acts 27:33, Acts 27:34, Acts 27:38
[some] food 2× Acts 9:19, Acts 27:36
[their] meals 1× Acts 2:46
provisions 1× Matthew 10:10
with food 1× Acts 14:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:4 τροφὴ to food Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Matthew 6:25 τροφῆς to food Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 10:10 τροφῆς to provisions Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 24:45 τροφὴν to food Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Luke 12:23 τροφῆς to food Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular John 4:8 τροφὰς to food Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Acts 2:46 τροφῆς to [their] meals Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 9:19 τροφὴν to [some] food Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 14:17 τροφῆς to with food Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 27:33 τροφῆς to . . . Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:4
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 6
Matthew 4 Luke 1 John 1 Acts 7 Hebrews 2 James 1
Source forms
τροφῆς 11x trophēs Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:10, Luke 12:23, Acts 2:46
τροφὴν 2x trophēn Matthew 24:45, Acts 9:19
τροφὰς 1x trophas John 4:8
τροφή 1x trophē Hebrews 5:14
τροφὴ 1x trophē Matthew 3:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 11x Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:10, Luke 12:23, Acts 2:46
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 24:45, Acts 9:19
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Matthew 3:4, Hebrews 5:14
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x John 4:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physical sustenance that sustains life; metaphorically, spiritual nourishment required for growth and maturity
Strong's G5160
Lexical occurrences 16 verses Greek text appearances 16 times Word forms 4 forms 16 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:23 Source Gloss
nourishment (literally or figuratively); by implication, rations (wages)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Physical sustenance that sustains life; metaphorically, spiritual nourishment required for growth and maturity
(τρέφω), [in LXX for לֶחֶם, מָזוֹן, אֹכֶל, etc. ;] nourishment, food: Mat.3:4 6:25 10:10 24:45, Luk.12:23, Jhn.4:8, Act.2:46 9:19 14:17 27:33-34, 36 27:38 Jas.2:15. Metaphorical: Heb.5:12, 14.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:4 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
τροφὴ trofh
food, nourishment
Read verse Matthew 6:25 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς, trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Matthew 10:10 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Matthew 24:45 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
τροφὴν trofhn
food, nourishment
Read verse Luke 12:23 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς, trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse John 4:8 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
τροφὰς trofav
food, nourishment
Read verse Acts 2:46 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Acts 9:19 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
τροφὴν trofhn
food, nourishment
Read verse Acts 14:17 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Acts 27:33 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς, trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Acts 27:34 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς· trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Acts 27:36 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς. trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Acts 27:38 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Hebrews 5:12 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς. trofhv
food, nourishment
Read verse Hebrews 5:14 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
τροφή, trofh
food, nourishment
Read verse James 2:15 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
τροφῆς, trofhv
food, nourishment
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 16 Case pattern Genitive (11) Number pattern Singular (15)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:4 · Heb 5:14 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 6:25 · Matt 10:10 · Luke 12:23 · Acts 2:46 · Acts 14:17 · Acts 27:33 · Acts 27:34 · Acts 27:36 · Acts 27:38 · Heb 5:12 · Jas 2:15 11×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 24:45 · Acts 9:19 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine John 4:8 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Life's necessity, literal sustenance contrasted with material worry
John the Baptist's simple diet of locusts and wild honey
Figurative: elementary spiritual instruction versus solid doctrinal teaching
Basic necessities of life, demonstrating practical Christian charity
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
τροφή is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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