τροφὴ
trophe
food
from τρέφω; nourishment (literally or figuratively); by implication, rations (wages):--food, meat.
Matthew 3:4 · Word #21
Lexicon G5160
| Lemma | τροφή |
| Transliteration | trophḗ |
| Strong's | G5160 |
| In-context | food |
| Literal | food |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | τροφή |
| Strong's | G5160 |
SIBI-P1 G5160-02
the nourishment
| Root | τροφή (trophē) |
| Core Meanings | nourishment, sustenance, feeding, provision, rations |
| Semantic Range | physical food, sustenance, provisions, rations or wages given for sustenance, and figuratively spiritual nourishment or sustaining teaching. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, τροφή highlights dependence on provision—whether daily sustenance supplied by God or metaphorical nourishment for spiritual life—emphasizing God as sustainer and the necessity of ongoing feeding for life and growth. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,NFS — noun, nominative case, feminine gender, singular number; functioning as a subject or predicate nominative in the clause. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun τροφή derives from τρέφω (“to nourish, to feed”) and denotes that which provides nourishment. Rendering it as “the nourishment” preserves the root idea of feeding/sustaining and reflects the nominative feminine singular form as a definite, singular subject noun. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root τροφή (nourishment, sustenance, feeding, provision, rations)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G5160-01 |
trophas | nourishments |
G5160-03 |
trophen | nourishment |
Word Usage (16 occurrences of G5160)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 3:4 | τροφὴ | trophe | food |
| Matthew 6:25 | τροφῆς | trophes | |
| Matthew 10:10 | τροφῆς | trophes |