Strong's Concordance
entrephó: to train up
Original Word: ἐντρέφωPart of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: entrephó
Phonetic Spelling: (en-tref'-o)
Short Definition: I nourish on, am educated in
Definition: I nourish (sustain) on, am educated in.
HELPS Word-studies
1789 entréphō (from 1722 /en "in," which intensifies 5142 /tréphō, "nourish") – properly, in the state (condition) of being nourished, i.e. trained by "continuous instruction in the area of skill and practical knowledge" (L & N, 1, 414, fn 45). This happens by receiving God's inworkings (gift) of faith which has lasting effects (note the prefix en, "in the state/condition of"). 1789 (entréphō) is only used in 1 Tim 4:6. See also 4102 /pístis ("the Lord's inbirthed persuasion").
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1789: ἐντρέφωἐντρέφω: (present passive participle
ἐντρεφόμενος);
to nourish in:
τινα τίνι,
a person in a thing; metaphorically,
to educate, form the mind:
τοῖς λόγοις τῆς πίστεως,
1 Timothy 4:6;
τοῖς νόμοις,
Plato, legg. 7, p. 798 a.;
Philo, vict. offer. § 10 under the end;
τοῖς ἱεροῖς γραμμασι, Phil. leg. ad Gai. § 29 under the end
