Word Study · Strong's G1035 · Greek
βρῶσις
brosis
bro'-sis
Strong's 1890 spelling: brōsis
“(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
eating, food, meat.
- 11occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- βρῶσιν4
- βρῶσις3
- βρώσεως2
- βρώσει1
- βρῶσις,1
How it is rendered · 5
- food5
- eating2
- rust2
- food,1
- meal1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 4
- N-NSF · 4
- N-GSF · 2
- N-DSF · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- John4 of 11 · 36%
- Matthew2 of 11 · 18%
- Romans1 of 11 · 9%
- 1 Corinthians1 of 11 · 9%
- 2 Corinthians1 of 11 · 9%
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 6:19βρῶσιςbrōsisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.here: rust
- Matthew 6:20βρῶσιςbrōsisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.here: rust
John4 occurrences
- John 4:32βρῶσινbrōsinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”here: food
- John 6:27βρῶσινbrōsinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularDo not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”here: food
- John 6:27βρῶσινbrōsinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularDo not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”here: food
- John 6:55βρῶσις,brōsisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularFor My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.here: food,