Strong's Lexicon
diatrophé: Sustenance, nourishment, maintenance
Original Word:διατροφή
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:diatrophé
Pronunciation:dee-at-rof-ay'
Phonetic Spelling:(dee-at-rof-ay')
Definition:Sustenance, nourishment, maintenance
Meaning:nourishment, food.
Word Origin:From the Greek verb διατρέφω (diatrephō), meaning "to nourish" or "to support."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "diatrophé," the concept of sustenance and provision is reflected in Hebrew words like מָזוֹן (mazon, Strong's H3978) meaning "food" or "provision," and לֶחֶם (lechem, Strong's H3899) meaning "bread" or "food."
Usage:The term "diatrophé" refers to the provision of food and the necessities required for sustaining life. It encompasses the idea of nourishment and maintenance, both physically and, by extension, spiritually. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of providing for one's needs or the needs of others.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "diatrophé" was integral to daily life, as food and sustenance were central to survival and community living. The provision of food was often associated with hospitality, care, and the social responsibility of supporting family and community members. In the early Christian context, sharing meals and providing for the needy were seen as expressions of love and fellowship.
HELPS Word-studies
1305diatrophḗ (from1223/diá, "thoroughly," intensifying5610/hṓra, "food, supplies") – properly,adequate provision (ample supplies) – asGod defines sufficiency (used only in 1 Tim 6:8).
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
dia and
trophéDefinitionfood, nourishment
NASB Translationfood (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1305: διατροφήδιατροφή,
διατροφηςἡ (
διατρέφω, to support),
sustenance:
1 Timothy 6:8. (
Xenophon, vect. 4, 49;
Menander quoted in
Stobaeus, floril. 61, 1 (vol. ii. 386, Gaisf. edition);
Diodorus 19, 32;
Epictetus ench. 12;
Josephus, Antiquities 2, 5, 7; 4, 8, 21; often in
Plutarch; 1 Macc. 6:49.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
food, nourishmentFrom a compound ofdia andtrepho; nourishment -- food.
see GREEKdia
see GREEKtrepho
Forms and Transliterations
διατροφας διατροφάς διατροφὰς diatrophas diatrophàsLinks
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