βρῶσις brōsis

Greek word for “eating” · Strong’s G1035 · used 11 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for brōsis in context, with how often each is used:

• food 6
• rust 2
• eating 2
• meal 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 6 (2), John 6 (2), John 4 (1), Romans 14 (1), 1 Corinthians 8 (1), 2 Corinthians 9 (1), Colossians 2 (1), Hebrews 12 (1)

Forms

• βρῶσις 4
• βρῶσιν 4
• βρώσεως 2
• βρώσει 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with brōsis more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πόσις posis “drink” 3
• σής sēs “moth” 2
• διορύσσω diorussō “to break in” 2
• ἀφανίζω aphanizō “to destroy” 2
• θησαυρίζω thēsaurizō “to store up” 2
• κλέπτω kleptō “to steal” 2
• θησαυρός thēsauros “treasure” 2
• κλέπτης kleptēs “thief” 2
• ὅπου hopou “where(-ever)” 2
• δικαιοσύνη dikaiosunē “righteousness” 2
• οἶδα oida “to know” 2
• ἤ ē “or” 2

Key verses

The verses using brōsis that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
• Matthew 6:20 — But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
• John 4:32 — But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
• John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the…
• John 6:55 — For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
• Romans 14:17 — For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
• 1 Corinthians 8:4 — As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is…
• 2 Corinthians 9:10 — Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
• Colossians 2:16 — Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
• Hebrews 12:16 — Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.