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Lexicon :: Strong's G1035 - brōsis

Aa
βρῶσις
Transliteration
brōsis (Key)
Pronunciation
bro'-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of βιβρώσκω (G977)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:642,111

Strong’s Definitions

βρῶσις brōsis, bro'-sis; from the base of G977; (abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively):—eating, food, meat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G1035 in the following manner: meat (6x), rust (2x), morsel of meat (1x), eating (1x), food (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G1035 in the following manner: meat (6x), rust (2x), morsel of meat (1x), eating (1x), food (1x).

  1. act of eating

    1. in a wider sense, corrosion

  2. that which is eaten, food, aliment

    1. of the soul's food, either which refreshes the soul, or nourishes and supports it

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βρῶσις brōsis, bro'-sis; from the base of G977; (abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively):—eating, food, meat.
STRONGS G1035:
βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ, (βρόω, βιβρώσκω);
1. the act of eating (Tertullian esus): βρῶσις κ. πόσις, Romans 14:17 (on which see βασιλεία, 3); with the genitive of the object 1 Corinthians 8:4 (Plato, de rep. 10, p. 619 c. παίδων αὐτοῦ); in a wider sense, corrosion: Matthew 6:19f.
2. as almost everywhere in Greek writings that which is eaten, food, aliment: Hebrews 12:16; εἰς βρῶσιν for food, 2 Corinthians 9:10 (Wis. 4:5); βρῶσις καὶ [so WH text Tr marginal reading; others ἢ] πόσις, Colossians 2:16 (Homer, Odyssey 1, 191; Plato, legg. 6, 783 c.; Xenophon, mem. 1, 3, 15; [cf. Fritzsche on Romans iii., p. 200 note; per contra Meyer or Ellicott on Colossians, the passage cited]), used of the soups aliment — either that which refreshes it, John 4:32, or nourishes and supports it unto life eternal, John 6:27, 55.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
6:19
John
4:32; 6:27; 6:55
Romans
14:17
1 Corinthians
8:4
2 Corinthians
9:10
Colossians
2:16
Hebrews
12:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1035 matches the Greek βρῶσις (brōsis),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:19 - Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:20 - But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:32 - But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:27 - Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:55 - My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:17 - For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:4 - So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:10 - And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:16 - For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths:

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:16 - And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
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