βρῶσις
brōsis
“eating”
Definition
(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
from the base of G977 (βιβρώσκω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
βρῶσις appears 10 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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