Difference between revisions of "Food"

<div> '''1: '''''Τροφή''''' ''' (Strong'S #5160 — Noun [[Feminine]] — trophe — trof-ay' ) </div> <p> denotes "nourishment, food" (akin to trepho, "to rear, nourish, feed"); it is used literally, in the Gospels, Acts and &nbsp;James 2:15; metaphorically, in &nbsp;Hebrews 5:12,14 , RV, "(solid) food," AV, "(strong) meat," i.e., deeper subjects of the faith than that of elementary instruction. The word is always rendered "food" in the RV, where the AV has "meat;" e.g., &nbsp;Matthew 3:4; &nbsp;6:25; &nbsp;10:10; &nbsp;24:45; &nbsp;Luke 12:23; &nbsp;John 4:8; &nbsp;Acts 2:46 , "did take their food," RV (AV, "did eat their meat"); &nbsp;Acts 9:19 , "took food;" &nbsp;Acts 27:33,34,36 . The AV also has "food" in &nbsp;Acts 14:17; &nbsp;James 2:15 . </p> <div> '''2: '''''Διατροφή''''' ''' (Strong'S #1305 — Noun Feminine — diatrophe — dee-at-rof-ay' ) </div> <p> "sustenance, food," a strengthened form of No. 1 (dia, "through," suggesting a sufficient supply), is used in &nbsp;1 Timothy 6:8 . </p> <div> '''3: '''''Βρῶσις''''' ''' (Strong'S #1035 — Noun Feminine — brosis — bro'-sis ) </div> <p> "eating, the act of eating" (akin to bibrosko, "to eat") is translated "food" in &nbsp;2 Corinthians 9:10 . See [[Eating]] , [[Meat]] , Rust. </p> <div> '''4: '''''Σιτομέτριον''''' ''' (Strong'S #4620 — Noun Neuter — sitometrion — sit-om'-et-ron ) </div> <p> a measured "portion of food" (sitos, "corn," metreo, "to measure"), is used in &nbsp;Luke 12:42 , RV. </p> <div> '''5: '''''Βρῶμα''''' ''' (Strong'S #1033 — Noun Neuter — broma — bro'-mah ) </div> <p> akin to No. 3, frequently translated "meat," and always so in the AV except in &nbsp;Matthew 14:15 , "victuals," is rendered "food" in the RV in &nbsp;Matthew 14:15; &nbsp;Luke 3:11; &nbsp;9:13 . Note: For asitia, "without food," see Abstinence. </p>