Quick Definition
βρῶσις, εως, ἡ n.f. eating, food, a meal, rust
Strong's Definition
(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: from the base of G977 (βιβρώσκω);
KJV Usage: eating, food, meat
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -εως | βιβρώσκω
23.3 · Physiological Processes and States · Eat, Drink
to eat, eating to consume solid food
23.22 · Physiological Processes and States · Eat, Drink
a meal, a banquet, a feast a meal whether simple or elaborate Though ἄριστον[a], δεῖπνον[a], and βρῶσις[b] are highly generic in this usage, it is not necessary to translate these terms by a corresponding generic term in another language, since a more specific term may fit the context more satisfactorily. In fact, a generic term might be quite inappropriate in that it would suggest in the case of MRK 6:21 that Herod was quite stingy in simply providing an ordinary meal for his officials.
5.1 · Foods and Condiments · Food
food any kind of food or nourishment Almost all languages have at least a few general terms for food, though these may be derived from verbal expressions meaning essentially ‘that which is eaten.’ In some instances a distinction may be made between ‘that which is chewed’ and ‘that which is drunk,’ and it may therefore be important in certain contexts to speak of food in general by a phrase meaning ‘that which is either chewed or drunk.’ If one fails to include both types of food, the reader might interpret a passage such as MAT 6:11 as requesting only solid foods.
In the place of a general term or phrase such as ‘that which is eaten’ or ‘that which is consumed,’ some languages generalize the meaning of a particular term. For example, in certain parts of the Orient the term meaning specifically ‘rice’ also refers to ‘food’ in general. In fact, some persons will declare, ‘I have not eaten!’ if they have not had rice as part of a meal. A similar type of meaning has developed in English with respect to ‘bread.’ For example, in rendering LUK 4:4 (οὐκ ἐπ’ ἄρτῳ μόνῳ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος ‘man shall not live by bread alone’) it would be wrong to employ a strictly literal rendering, since this might mean simply that people should not live on a diet consisting solely of bread. The meaning of LUK 4:4 is, of course, ‘to live means more than merely eating.’
JHN 4:32 · JHN 6:27 · JHN 6:27 · JHN 6:55 · 2CO 9:10 · COL 2:16
5.7 · Foods and Condiments · Food
solid food, meat, flesh any type of solid food, particularly meat
1 There are no doubt certain subtle differences of meaning in the various terms listed here as meaning ‘food,’ but it is impossible to determine such distinctions in meaning from NT contexts. Perhaps τροφή and διατροφή are somewhat more generic in meaning and may suggest a greater emphasis upon nourishment. At the same time, βρῶσις[c] and βρῶμα[a] may imply solid substantive food, but it is difficult, if not impossible, to argue for such subtle connotative distinctions in meanings which are essentially generic. 2 ROM 14:17 It would also be possible to classify βρῶσις καὶ πόσις in ROM 14:17 as referring to the events of eating and drinking. The meanings of βρῶσις and πόσις (5.6) would then be classified under Domain 23 Physiological Processes and States, Subdomain A Eat, Drink. 3 The term βρῶσις is included at this point since it is essentially similar in meaning to κατιόομαι (2.61) and is probably to be understood as a figurative extension of meaning of βρῶσις ‘eating’ (23.3).
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βρῶσις, -ews, ἡ, (βρόω, BiBpackw) ; 1. the act of eating, (Tertull. esus): βρῶσις x. πόσις, Ro. xiv. 17 (on which see βασιλεία, 3); with gen. of the obj. 1 Co. viii. 4 (Plat. de rep. 10 p. 619 c. παίδων airod); in a wider sense, corrosion: Mt. vi. 19 sq. 2. as almost everywhere in Grk. writ. that which is eaten, food, aliment: Heb. xii. 16; εἰς βρῶσιν for food, 2 Co. ix. 10 (Sap. iv. 5); βρῶσις καὶ [50 WH txt. Trmrg.; al. ἢ] πόσις, Col. ii. 16, (Hom. Od. 1, 191; Plat. legg. 6, 783 ο.; Xen. mem. 1, 3,15; [ef. Fritzsche on Rom. iii. p. 200 note; per contra Mey. or Ellic. on Col. 1. ¢.]). used of the soul’s aliment — either that which refreshes it, Jn. iv. 32, or nourishes and supports it unto life eternal, Jn. vi. 27, 55.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
βρῶσις brōsis 11x
eating, the act of eating, Rom. 14:17; 1 Cor. 8:4; meat, food, Jn. 6:27; Heb. 12:16; a canker or rust, Mt. 6:19, 20
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω),
[in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל ;]
eating: β. καὶ πόσις, Ro 14:17, Col 2:16 (v. Lft., ICC, in l.); c. gen. obj., I Co 8:4; metaph., corrosion, rust: Mt 6:19, 20.
As also in cl. (Hom., al.) = βρῶμα, food: Jo 6:27a, II Co 9:10, Col 2:16 (EV, but v. supr.). He 12:16; metaph., of spiritual nourishment, Jo 4:32 6:27b, 55.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
βρῶσις. P Lond 1223°(A.p. 121) (-- ΠΠ|. p. 139) xépro(v) εἰς μὲν βρῶσιν] προβάτ(ων), ‘fodder for the pasturing of sheep” = so P Lips I. 118% (a.p. 160-1).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
βρῶσις (brōsis) — eating. βρῶσις, εως, ἡ, Epic dialect βρώσ-ιος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: (βιβρώσκω):— meat, opposed to πόσις, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
2. pasture, προβάτων [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II. eating, παίδων [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. taste, flavour, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II.3. corrosion, rust, [NT]; decay, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
📖 Greek Word Study — In-Depth Study from Precept Austin
Food (eating, rust) (1035) brosis