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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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τροφός

Strong’s: G5162

Associated OET lemmas: τροφός

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: τροφός; -οῦ

Related lemmas: τρέφω

Sense 1: nursemaid, nurse (in the British, not American, sense)

Semantic entry: 35.52

Semantic domains: Help, Care For

Subdomains: Rear, Bring Up

Definition: a person who functions as a substitute for a mother in the process of rearing children

Notes: It is possible that in RV TH1 2:7 · LV TH1 2:7 · Read together TH1 2:7 τροφός may mean a mother nursing and rearing her children.

TH1 2:7: RV TH1 2:7 · LV TH1 2:7 · Read together TH1 2:7

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OET-RV TH1 2:7

7 even though we could request support as ambassadors of Messiah. But we became unsophisticated among you, just like children, or like a breast-feeding mother who cherishes her own children.

OET-LV TH1 2:7

7 being_able in burden to_be, as of_chosen_one/messiah ambassadors.
But we_were_become infants in the_midst of_you_all, as if a_nursing_mother may_be_cherishing the of_herself children.