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Nourish, Nourishment
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
"to rear, feed, nourish," is translated by the verb "to nourish" in James 5:5 (of luxurious living); Revelation 12:14 (of God's care of Israel against its enemies); so Revelation 12:6 , RV (AV, "feed"); in Acts 12:20 , RV, "was fed" (AV, "was nourished"). See FEED.
"to nurse, bring up" (ana, "up," and No. 1), is translated "nourished" in Acts 7:20 (AV, "nourished up"); in Acts 7:21 , "nourished," AV and RV. See BRING.
ek, "from, out of," and No. 1, primarily used of children, "to nurture, rear," is translated "nurture" of the care of one's own flesh, Ephesians 5:29 , and in Ephesians 6:4 , RV (AV, "bring ... up"). See BRING.
"to train up, nurture," is used metaphorically, in the Passive Voice, in 1 Timothy 4:6 , of being "nourished" in the faith.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Nourish, Nourishment'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​n/nourish-nourishment.html. 1940.