verb

ektrefamō

Greekἐκτρέφω (ektrefō)

Strong’sG1625

I nourish, nurture, bring up

stem ektref-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

bring … up1×nourishes1×

What it means

ἐκ-τρέφω

[in LXX for גָּדַל, etc.;]

1. prop., of children, to nurture, bring up: Eph 6:4.

2. to nourish: Eph 5:29.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1625 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidek-tref'-o

to rear up to maturity, i.e. (genitive case) to cherish or train

Fromfrom G1537 and G5142;

King Jamesbring up, nourish.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
ektrefatōἐκτρέφει	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	nourishes	1×
ektrefavōrἐκτρέφετε	happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural	bring … up	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	ektrefamō	ektrefame	ektrefami	ektrefama	ektrefamē	ektrefamelē
you 2nd person singular	ektrefasō	ektrefase	ektrefasi	ektrefasa	ektrefasē	ektrefaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ektrefatō1×ἐκτρέφει	ektrefate	ektrefati	ektrefata	ektrefatē	ektrefatelē
we 1st person plural	ektrefanō	ektrefane	ektrefani	ektrefana	ektrefanē	ektrefanelē
ye 2nd person plural	ektrefavō	ektrefave	ektrefavi	ektrefava	ektrefavē	ektrefavelē
they 3rd person plural	ektrefalō	ektrefale	ektrefali	ektrefala	ektrefalē	ektrefalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	ektrefameiō	ektrefameia	ektrefameiē
you 2nd person singular	ektrefaseiō	ektrefaseia	ektrefaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ektrefateiō	ektrefateia	ektrefateiē
we 1st person plural	ektrefaneiō	ektrefaneia	ektrefaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	ektrefaveiō	ektrefaveia	ektrefaveiē
they 3rd person plural	ektrefaleiō	ektrefaleia	ektrefaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	ektrefasōr	ektrefasar	ektrefasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ektrefatōr	ektrefatar	ektrefatēr
ye 2nd person plural	ektrefavōr1×ἐκτρέφετε	ektrefavar	ektrefavēr
they 3rd person plural	ektrefalōr	ektrefalar	ektrefalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	ektrefamoiō	ektrefamoia
you 2nd person singular	ektrefasoiō	ektrefasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ektrefatoiō	ektrefatoia
we 1st person plural	ektrefanoiō	ektrefanoia
ye 2nd person plural	ektrefavoiō	ektrefavoia
they 3rd person plural	ektrefaloiō	ektrefaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	ektrefarō	ektrefari	ektrefara	ektrefarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	ektrefarōtos	ektrefaritos	ektrefaratos	ektrefarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

ektrefstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

ektref 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

ektrefatō“nourishes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Ephesians 5:29“nourishes”oudenos gar pote tan heautou sarxan misata, alla ektrefatō kai thalpatō autan, kathōs kai tos Christos tan ekklēsan,Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

ektrefavōr“bring … up”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural1×

Ephesians 6:4“bring … up”Kai toir patēroir, mē parorgizavōr teim tekneim vu, alla ektrefavōr auteim en paideia kai nouthesia kuriou.Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.