G2282

θάλπω

thalpō

Verb · Probably akin to thallo (to warm)

Probably akin to θάλλω thállō (to warm); to brood, i.e. (figuratively) to foster:—cherish.

Outline

to warm, keep warm
to cherish with tender love, to foster with tender care

Usages

Ephesians 5:29

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

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1 Thessalonians 2:7

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

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