noun · neuter
brōmem
Greekβρῶμα (brōma)
Strong’sG1033
food of any kind
stem brōm-17 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books6 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βρῶμα, -τος, τό (cf. βιβρώσκω),
[in LXX chiefly for אֹכֶל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1033 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbro'-mah
food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law
Fromfrom the base of G977;
King Jamesmeat, victuals.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | brōmem3×βρῶμα | brōmeim1×βρώματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | brōmeu1×βρώματος | brōmeiu1×βρωμάτων |
| to, for dative | brōme1×βρώματί | brōmei3×βρώμασιν |
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
brōme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
brōmem“food”subject or objectdirect singular3×
John 4:34“food”legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Ēmem brōmem atō hina poiameia tem thelēmem tou pemparatou min kai teleiameia autou tem ergem.Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
1 Corinthians 8:8“food”brōmem de nin ouk paristanati to theo; oute gar ean esthianeia, perisseuanō, oute ean mē esthianeia, husterinō.But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
1 Corinthians 8:13“food”dioper ei brōmem skandalizatō ton adelfon mu, ouk mē esthiameia kreateim eis ton aiōnon, hina mē ton adelfon mu skandalizameia.Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
brōmeu“food”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 14:20“food”mē heneken brōmeu kataluasōr tem ergem tou theou. panteim men kathareim, alla kakem to anthrōpo to dia proskommeu esthiarōto.Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
brōme“what … eat”to, fordative singular1×
Romans 14:15“what … eat”ei gar dia brōmem tos adelfos su lupitō, ouketi kata agapan peripatasō. mē te brōme su ekeinon apolluasōr huper hou Christos apothnēskata.If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
brōmeim“food”subject or objectdirect plural1×
1 Corinthians 6:13“food”teim brōmeim ta koilia, kai tas koilias tei brōmei; tos de theos kai houtan kai houteim katargati. tem de sōmem ouk ta porneia alla to kurio, kai tos kurios te sōme;“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
brōmeiu“foods”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
1 Timothy 4:3“foods”kōluarōtoiu gamarō, apecherō brōmeiu heim tos theos ktizata eis metalēmpsian meta eucharistiau toi pistoi kai epignōskarētoi tan alētheian.They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
brōmei“food”to, fordative plural3×
1 Corinthians 6:13“food”teim brōmeim ta koilia, kai tas koilias tei brōmei; tos de theos kai houtan kai houteim katargati. tem de sōmem ouk ta porneia alla to kurio, kai tos kurios te sōme;“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
Hebrews 9:10“food”monem epi brōmei kai pomei kai diaforoi baptismoi, dikaiōmeim sarxau mechris kairou diorthōsiau epikeierōteim.They consist only in food and drink and special washings — external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
Hebrews 13:9“foods”didachai poikilai kai xenai mē paraferivōr; kalem gar charia bebaiirō tan kardian, ouk brōmei, en hei ouk ōfelila tois peripatarōtois.Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
brōmeim4×
Matthew 14:15“food”opsēau de gineratau proserchala auto tois mathētois legarōtois; Erēmos atō tos topos kai tas hōras ēdē parerchata; apoluasar toin ochloin, hina apercharatois eis tain kōmain agorazaleia heautoi brōmeim.When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
Mark 7:19“foods”hoti ouk eisporeuetō autou eis tan kardian alla eis tan koilian, kai eis ton afedrōnon ekporeuetō? katharizarōtos panteim teim brōmeim.because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
Luke 3:11“food”apokriniratos de legate autoi; Tos echarōtos duo chitōnoin metadōatar to mē echarōto, kai tos echarōtos brōmeim homoiōs poiatōr.John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
Luke 9:13“food”legata de pros autoin; Dōavar autoi vis esthiara. tois de legala; Ouk alō ni polloterem ē artois pente kai ichthois duo, ei mēti poreuiratois nis agorazaneia eis panton ton laon houton brōmeim.But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
brōmem3×
Romans 14:15“what … eat”ei gar dia brōmem tos adelfos su lupitō, ouketi kata agapan peripatasō. mē te brōme su ekeinon apolluasōr huper hou Christos apothnēskata.If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
1 Corinthians 3:2“solid food”galem vin potizama, ouk brōmem, oupō gar duneve. alla oude ēti nun dunevō,I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,
1 Corinthians 10:3“food”kai pantois tem autem pneumatikem brōmem esthialaThey all ate the same spiritual food