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Koine Greek wordlink #131270

SR GNT Eph 6:4 ἐκτρέφετε (ektrefete) ‘children of you_all but be nurturing them in the discipline’ Strongs=16250 Lemma=ektrefō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Refers to Word #131263

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Only use of identical word form ἐκτρέφετε (V-MPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐκτρέφετε’ (V-MPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘be nurturing’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘ektrefō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘be nurturing’, ‘is nurturing’.

Greek words (1) other than ἐκτρέφετε (V-MPA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘nurturing’

EPH 5:29 ἐκτρέφει (ektrefei) V-IPA3..S ‘flesh hated but is nurturing and is cherishing it’ SR GNT Eph 5:29 word 10

Key: V=verb IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular MPA2..P=imperative,present,active,2nd person plural