βρῶμα
brōma
“food”
Definition
food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law
from the base of G977 (βιβρώσκω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
βρῶμα appears 15 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
They all ate the same spiritual food
But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.