ἀνατρέφωanatréphō
to nurse up, nourish, educate, bring up: Luke 4:16, WΗ, margin, Acts 7:20, Acts 7:21, Acts 22:3.
Greek (New Testament) · G397
Same root
- ἀνάaná · G303properly, up; but (by extension) used (distributively) severally, or (locally) at (etc.)
- τρέφωtréphō · G5142but perhaps strengthened from the base of G5157 (τροπή) through the idea of convolution); properly, to stiffen, i.e. fatten (by implication, to cherish (with food, etc.), pamper, rear)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 7:20 “At that time Moses was born—a beautiful child in God’s eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months.
- Acts 7:21 When they had to abandon him, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son.
- Acts 22:3 Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.