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GreekG2282Verb

θάλπω

thalpō

2Occurrences
G2282Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster

probably akin to (to warm);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to heat, warm; metaphorically, (a) to inflame ; (b) to foster, cherish.
LXX: for סָכַן, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

θάλπω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Thessalonians
1
Ephesians
1

Key Passages

1 Thessalonians 2:7BSB

On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

Ephesians 5:29BSB

Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.