ἐντρέφω
entréphō · G1789 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to train, to teach
To provide instruction and training, with the implication of skill in some area of practical knowledge
Examples1 Timothy 4:6 In pointing out these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have been following.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated (participle) 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- παιδεύω paideúō · G3811 · to teach, to instruct, to train
- Greek verb meaning to train, educate, or instruct, especially used for the education and discipline of children; closely overlaps with the figurative educational sense of ἐντρέφω
- διδάσκω didáskō · G1321 · to teach, teaching
- Greek verb for teaching or instructing; shares the educational semantic domain with ἐντρέφω, though διδάσκω focuses more on imparting knowledge while ἐντρέφω emphasizes nurturing education
In the other Testament 2 words
- חָנַךְ chânak · H2596 · to dedicate, to train
- Hebrew verb for training or educating, especially in the context of instructing the young (Prov 22:6 'train up a child'); shares the semantic domain of education/instruction with ἐντρέφω
- יָסַר yâçar · H3256 · to discipline, to accept discipline
- Hebrew verb for instruction and discipline, often used for educating or training someone in proper conduct; overlaps with the figurative educational sense of ἐντρέφω
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To train, to teach33.242
- This verb describes being nurtured and formed through instruction, used of Paul's charge to Timothy to be a good servant of Christ Jesus, continually nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine he has followed — "constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have been following" (1 Timothy 4:6).
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : (present passive participle ἐντρεφόμενος); to nourish in: τινα τίνι, a person in a…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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