5160. trophé
Strong's Lexicon
trophé: Food, nourishment

Original Word: τροφή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: trophé
Pronunciation: tro-FAY
Phonetic Spelling: (trof-ay')
Definition: Food, nourishment
Meaning: food, nourishment, maintenance.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb τρέφω (trephō), meaning "to nourish" or "to feed."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - מַאֲכָל (ma'akal) - H3978: Refers to food or something edible.

- לֶחֶם (lechem) - H3899: Commonly translated as bread, but also used more broadly for food.

Usage: The term "trophé" refers to food or nourishment, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It is used in the New Testament to describe physical sustenance necessary for life, as well as spiritual nourishment that sustains the soul.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Greco-Roman world, food was a central part of daily life and social interaction. Meals were often communal and held significant cultural and religious importance. The sharing of food was a symbol of fellowship and unity. In the Jewish context, dietary laws and practices were integral to religious observance, and food was often associated with purity and holiness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from trephó
Definition
nourishment, food
NASB Translation
enough* (1), food (13), meals (1), support (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5160: τροφή

τροφή, τροφῆς, (τρέφω, 2 perfect τέτροφα), food, nourishment: Matthew 3:4; Matthew 6:25; Matthew 10:10; Matthew 24:45; Luke 12:23; John 4:8; Acts 2:46; Acts 9:19; Acts 14:17; Acts 27:33f, 36, 38; James 2:15; of the food of the mind, i. e. the substance of instruction, Hebrews 5:12, 14. (Tragg., Xenophon, Plato, and following; the Sept. for לֶחֶם, אֹכֶל, מָזון, etc.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
food, meat.

From trepho; nourishment (literally or figuratively); by implication, rations (wages) -- food, meat.

see GREEK trepho

Forms and Transliterations
τροφας τροφάς τροφὰς τροφη τροφή τροφὴ τροφην τροφήν τροφὴν τροφης τροφής τροφῆς trophas trophàs trophe trophē trophḗ trophḕ trophen trophēn trophḕn trophes trophês trophēs trophē̂s
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Matthew 3:4 N-NFS
GRK: ἡ δὲ τροφὴ ἦν αὐτοῦ
NAS: his waist; and his food was locusts
KJV: and his meat was locusts
INT: and [the] food was of him

Matthew 6:25 N-GFS
GRK: ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ
NAS: more than food, and the body
KJV: the life more than meat, and the body
INT: is than the food and the

Matthew 10:10 N-GFS
GRK: ἐργάτης τῆς τροφῆς αὐτοῦ
NAS: is worthy of his support.
KJV: worthy of his meat.
INT: workman of the provisions of him

Matthew 24:45 N-AFS
GRK: αὐτοῖς τὴν τροφὴν ἐν καιρῷ
NAS: to give them their food at the proper time?
KJV: to give them meat in due season?
INT: to them the food in season

Luke 12:23 N-GFS
GRK: ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ
NAS: is more than food, and the body
KJV: is more than meat, and the body
INT: is the food and the

John 4:8 N-AFP
GRK: πόλιν ἵνα τροφὰς ἀγοράσωσιν
NAS: into the city to buy food.
KJV: to buy meat.)
INT: city that food they might buy

Acts 2:46 N-GFS
GRK: ἄρτον μετελάμβανον τροφῆς ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει
NAS: they were taking their meals together
KJV: did eat their meat with
INT: bread they partook of food with gladness

Acts 9:19 N-AFS
GRK: καὶ λαβὼν τροφὴν ἐνίσχυσεν Ἐγένετο
NAS: and he took food and was strengthened.
KJV: when he had received meat, he was strengthened.
INT: and having taken food he was strengthened he was

Acts 14:17 N-GFS
GRK: καρποφόρους ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης
NAS: your hearts with food and gladness.
KJV: our hearts with food and gladness.
INT: fruitful filling with food and gladness

Acts 27:33 N-GFS
GRK: ἅπαντας μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς λέγων Τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην
NAS: to take some food, saying,
KJV: to take meat, saying,
INT: all to partake of food saying The fourteenth

Acts 27:34 N-GFS
GRK: ὑμᾶς μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς τοῦτο γὰρ
NAS: you to take some food, for this
KJV: you to take [some] meat: for this
INT: you to take food this Because

Acts 27:36 N-GFS
GRK: αὐτοὶ προσελάβοντο τροφῆς
NAS: and they themselves also took food.
KJV: also took [some] meat.
INT: themselves took food

Acts 27:38 N-GFS
GRK: κορεσθέντες δὲ τροφῆς ἐκούφιζον τὸ
KJV: And when they had eaten enough,
INT: having been satisfied moreover with food they lightened the

Hebrews 5:12 N-GFS
GRK: οὐ στερεᾶς τροφῆς
NAS: milk and not solid food.
KJV: not of strong meat.
INT: not of solid food

Hebrews 5:14 N-NFS
GRK: ἡ στερεὰ τροφή τῶν διὰ
NAS: But solid food is for the mature,
KJV: strong meat belongeth to them that are
INT: solid food who on account of

James 2:15 N-GFS
GRK: τῆς ἐφημέρου τροφῆς
NAS: and in need of daily food,
KJV: destitute of daily food,
INT: of daily food

Strong's Greek 5160
16 Occurrences


τροφὰς — 1 Occ.
τροφὴ — 2 Occ.
τροφὴν — 2 Occ.
τροφῆς — 11 Occ.

















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