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Strong's #397 - ἀνατρέφω

Transliteration
anatréphō
Phonetics
an-at-ref'-o
Root Word (Etymology)
from (G303) and (G5142)
Parts of Speech
Verb
TDNT
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Definition   
Thayer's
  1. to nurse up, nourish up
    1. of young children and animals nourished to promote growth
  2. to bring up
    1. with the predominant idea of forming the mind
Frequency Lists
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KJV (3)
Acts 3
NAS (3)
Acts 3
HCS (3)
Acts 3
BSB (3)
Acts 3
ESV (3)
Acts 3
WEB (3)
Acts 3
Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀνατρέφω,

1. bring up, cherish, educate, A. Eu. 523, Luke 4:16,al.; ἀ. τὸ φρόνημα raise the spirit, X. Cyr. 5.2.34: Med., ἀναθρέψασθαι υἱόν have him educated, Hdn. 1.2.1; ἀ. λειμὼν κάλλεα Nic. Fr. 74.58: Pass., grow up, ἀνατραφῆναι ἐν.. Plu. Cam. 34, etc.; τῇ Ἑλλάδι φωνῇ Ael. NA 11.25; ἀνέτραφες in AP 5.156 (Mel.) = ἀνετράφης.

2. feed up, opp. ἰσχναίνω, Hp. Art. 33, 50: metaph., ἀ. μονῳδίαις Ar. Ra. 944: Pass., ἀνατρέφεσθαι ἐκ νόσου convalesce, Hp. VM 14; of fish after milting, Arist. HA 608a2.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀνατρέφω: 2 aorist passive ἀνετράφην; perfect passive participle ἀνατεθραμμένος; 1 aorist middle ἀνεθρεψάμην; to nurse up, nourish up (German aufnähren,auffüttern); properly, of young children and animals nourished to promote their growth (Xenophon, mem. 4, 3, 10, etc.; Wis. 7:4); to bring up: Luke 4:16 T WH marginal reading; Acts 7:20f; with the predominant idea of forming the mind, Acts 22:3 (4 Macc. 10:2, and often in Greek writings). Cf. Winer's De verb. comp. etc. Part iii., p. 4.


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** ἀνα -τρέφω ,

[in LXX: Wisdom of Solomon 7:4 B, 4 Maccabees 10:2; 4 Maccabees 11:15 א *;]

to nurse up, nourish, educate, bring up: Luke 4:16, W Η , mg., Acts 7:20-21; Acts 22:3.†


Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
List of Word Forms
ανατεθραμμενος ανατεθραμμένος ἀνατεθραμμένος ανατροπήν ανεθρεψατο ανεθρέψατο ἀνεθρέψατο ανετραφη ανετράφη ἀνετράφη anatethrammenos anatethramménos anethrepsato anethrépsato anetraphe anetraphē anetráphe anetráphē
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