Brōsis — G1035

G1035 · Greek — βρῶσις

Pronunciation: bro'-sis

Definition

feminine noun

(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)

  1. the act of eating (Tertullianesus)
  2. as almost everywhere in Greek writings that which is eaten, food, aliment

Usually translated as

meat, eating, food

Origin

from the base of G977

Occurrences

Brōsis occurs 11 times in 10 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), John (3), Romans (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1), Hebrews (1)

Strong's Lexicon — B