noun · feminine
brōsias
Greekβρῶσις (brōsis)
Strong’sG1035
eating, food, a meal, rust
stem brōsi-11 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω),
[in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1035 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbro'-sis
(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom the base of G977;
King Jameseating, food, meat.
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 nominative | brōsias4×βρῶσις | brōsiais |
| object accusative | brōsian4×βρῶσιν | brōsiain |
| direct address vocative | brōsiar | brōsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | brōsiau2×βρώσεως | brōsiaiu |
| to, for dative | brōsia1×βρώσει | brōsiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
brōsia 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
brōsias“rust”subjectnominative singular4×
Matthew 6:19“rust”Mē thēsaurizavōr vi thēsauroin epi tau gēau, hopou sētos kai brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois diorussalō kai kleptalō;Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20“rust”thēsaurizavōr de vi thēsauroin en ourano, hopou oute sētos oute brōsias afanizatō, kai hopou kleptois ouk diorussalō oude kleptalō;But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
John 6:55“food”tas gar sarxas mu alēthas atō brōsias, kai tem haimem mu alēthas atō posias.For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink.
Romans 14:17“eating”ouk gar atō tas basileias tou theou brōsias kai posias, alla dikaiosunas kai eirēnas kai charas en pneume hagie;For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
brōsian“food”objectaccusative singular4×
John 4:32“food”tos de legata autoi; Mis brōsian echamō esthiara han vis ouk oidavē.But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
John 6:27“food”ergazevōr mē tan brōsian tan apolluerōtan alla tan brōsian tan menarōtan eis zōan aiōnian, han tos huios tou anthrōpou vi dōati, houton gar tos patēros sfragizata tos theos.Do 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.”
John 6:27“food”ergazevōr mē tan brōsian tan apolluerōtan alla tan brōsian tan menarōtan eis zōan aiōnian, han tos huios tou anthrōpou vi dōati, houton gar tos patēros sfragizata tos theos.Do 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.”
2 Corinthians 9:10“food”tos de epichorēgarōtos sporon to speirarōto kai arton eis brōsian chorēgati kai plēthunati ton sporon vu kai auxanati teim genēmeim tau dikaiosunau vu;Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
brōsiau“meal”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
1 Corinthians 8:4“eating”Peri tau brōsiau oun teiu eidōlothuteiu oidanē hoti oudenem eidōlem en kosmo, kai hoti oudenos theos ei mē henos.So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Hebrews 12:16“meal”mē tinos pornos ē bebēlos hōs Ēsau, hos anti brōsiau henau apodōeta teim prōtotokieim heautou.See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
brōsia“food”to, fordative singular1×
Colossians 2:16“food”Mē oun tinos vin krinatōr en brōsia ē en posia ē en mere heortau ē noumēniau ē sabbateiu,Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.