τροφός

trophos · nursing mother, nurse

Greek word · Strong’s number G5162 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

trophos (τροφός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “nursing mother, nurse”.

A woman who feeds and raises small children.

How to say it

tro·phos

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.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 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.