βρῶσις brōsis · G1035

eating

βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω), ; [in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל ; ] ; 1. eating: β. καὶ πόσις, Rom.14:17, Col.2:16 (see Lft., ICC, in l.); with genitive obj., 1Co.8:4; metaphorically, corrosion, rust: Mat.6:19, 20. ; 2. As also in cl. (Hom., al.) = βρῶμα, food: Jhn.6:27a, 2Co.9:10, Col.2:16 (EV, but see supr.). Heb.12:16; metaphorically, of spiritual nourishment, Jhn.4:32 6:27b, 55.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

βρῶσις, εως, ἡ, ; Epic dialect βρώσ-ιος []: (βιβρώσκω):— meat, opposed to πόσις, []; 2 pasture, προβάτων []; II eating, παίδων []; II.2 taste, flavour, []; II.3 corrosion, rust, []; decay, []

Where it's used 11 times

Matthew 6:19 · Matthew 6:20 · John 4:32 · John 6:27 · John 6:55 · Romans 14:17 · 1 Corinthians 8:4 · 2 Corinthians 9:10 · Colossians 2:16 · Hebrews 12:16 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G1035; TFLSJ G1035

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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