Fed Feed

Fed Feed

1: βόσκω (Strong'S #1006 — Verb — bosko — bos'-ko )

"to feed," is primarily used of a herdsman (from boo, "to nourish," the special function being to provide food; the root is bo---, found in boter, "a herdsman or herd," and botane, "fodder, pasture"); its uses are (a) literal,  Matthew 8:30; in  Matthew 8:33 , the Rv corrects the Av, "they that kept," to "they that fed," as in  Mark 5:14 (Av and Rv);   Luke 8:34; in  Mark 5:11;  Luke 8:32 , "feeding;"  Luke 15:15; (b) metaphorical, of spiritual ministry,  John 21:15,17 (see Note on No. 2). See Keep.

2: ποιμαίνω (Strong'S #4165 — Verb — poimaino — poy-mah'ee-no )

"to act as a shepherd" (from poimen, "a shepherd"), is used (a) literally,  Luke 17:7 , Rv, "keeping sheep," for Av, "feeding cattle;"  1 Corinthians 9:7; (b) metaphorically, "to tend, to shepherd;" said of Christ,  Matthew 2:6 , Rv, "shall be Shepherd of" (for Av, "shall rule"); of those who act as spiritual shepherds under Him,  John 21:16 , Rv, "tend" (for Av "feed"); so  1 Peter 5:2;  Acts 20:28 , "to feed" ("to tend" would have been a consistent rendering; a shepherd does not only "feed" his flock); of base shepherds,  Jude 1:12 . See Rule.

 John 21:15,16,17

3: τρέφω (Strong'S #5142 — verb — trepho — tref'-o )

signifies (a) "to make to grow, bring up, rear,"  Luke 4:16 , "brought up;" (b) "to nourish, feed,"  Matthew 6:26;  25:37;  Luke 12:24;  Acts 12:20;  Revelation 12:6,14; of a mother, "to give suck,"  Luke 23:29 (some mss. here have thelazo, "to suckle"); "to fatten," as of fattening animals,   James 5:5 , "ye have nourished (your hearts)." See Bring , A, No. 33.

4: χορτάζω (Strong'S #5526 — Verb — chortazo — khor-tad'-zo )

"to feed, to fatten," is used (a) primarily of animals,  Revelation 19:21; (b) of persons, to fill or satisfy with food. It is usually translated by the verb "to fill," but is once rendered "to be fed," in  Luke 16:21 , of Lazarus, in his desire for the crumbs (he could be well supplied with them) that fell from the rich man's table, a fact which throws light upon the utter waste that went on at the table of the latter. The crumbs that fell would provide no small meal. See Fill Satisfy.

5: ψωμίζω (Strong'S #5595 — Verb — psomizo — pso-mid'-zo )

primarily denotes "to feed with morsels," as nurses do children; then, "to dole out or supply with food,"  Romans 12:20;  1 Corinthians 13:3 . Cp. psomion, "a fragment, morsel,"  John 13:26,27,30 ("sop").

6: ποτίζω (Strong'S #4222 — Verb — potizo — pot-id'-zo )

to give to drink, is translated "I fed (you with milk)" in  1 Corinthians 3:2 . See Drink , Water.