βρῶμαbrōma
food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law
Greek (New Testament) · G1033
Meanings
food: Romans 14:15, Romans 14:20, 1 Corinthians 8:8, 1 Corinthians 8:13, 1 Corinthians 10:3; plural, Matthew 14:15, Mark 7:19, Luke 3:11, Luke 9:13, 1 Corinthians 6:13, 1 Timothy 4:3, Hebrews 9:10, Hebrews 13:9; trop., of spiritual food, John 4:34, 1 Corinthians 3:2 (cf. βρῶσις).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 14:15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.”
- Mark 7:19 Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)
- Luke 3:11 John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.”
- Luke 9:13 But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. “Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?”
- John 4:34 Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
- Romans 14:15 And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.