θάλπω
thalpō · cherish
Greek word · Strong’s number G2282 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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thalpō (θάλπω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “cherish”.
Care for tenderly, give warmth like a bird to its young.
How to say it
thal·pō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To keep warm with tender love, as a bird its chicks.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- caring for ×1
- cherishes ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Ephesians 5:29
For no one ever hated his own flesh, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as also the Messiah does the assembly,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:7
though able to impose our authority as apostles of the Messiah. Instead, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her own children.