Trophē τροφή

Trophē (Greek τροφή, Strong's G5160) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “food”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Trophē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 3:4
  And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
• Matthew 6:25
  Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
• Matthew 10:10
  Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
• Matthew 24:45
  Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

Luke

• Luke 12:23
  The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

John

• John 4:8
  (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

Acts

• Acts 2:46
  And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
• Acts 9:19
  And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
• Acts 14:17
  Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
• Acts 27:33
  And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
• Acts 27:34
  Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
• Acts 27:36
  Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
• Acts 27:38
  And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 5:12
  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
• Hebrews 5:14
  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

James

• James 2:15
  If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).