βρῶσις
brōsis
eating
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Strong's number G1035, βρῶσις (brōsis), has a simple yet straightforward meaning: eating. This verb encompasses not just the act of consuming food, but likely also the concept of taking in sustenance on a more metaphorical level, such as receiving knowledge or participating in a spiritual feast. In the Bible, βρῶσις is used 11 times, indicating its importance in various contexts. Its occurrences reveal a focus on the physical and spiritual aspects of eating, suggesting that the act of consumption is not just a biological necessity but also a significant aspect of human experience. This emphasis highlights the significance of eating as a part of everyday life, with implications for spiritual nourishment and growth. By studying this word, we gain insight into the interconnectedness of physical and spiritual well-being.
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Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
Matthew 6:20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
John 4:32But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you don’t know about.”
John 6:27Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
John 6:27Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
John 6:55For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
Romans 14:17for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 8:4Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
2 Corinthians 9:10Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
Colossians 2:16Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
Hebrews 12:16lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his birthright for one meal.