θάλπω
thálpō
“to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster”
1 occurrenceNew TestamentHapax Legomenon
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to impart warmth; met. to cherish, nurse, foster, comfort, Eph. 5:29; 1 Thess. 2:7*
Translated in KJV as
cherish
Etymology
probably akin to (to warm);
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“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”