Definition

to rear up to maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train

Etymology

from G1537 (ἐκ) and G5142 (τρέφω);

Word family

• ἐκ ek
• τρέφω tréphō

How the KJV renders it

• bring up
• nourish

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.