βρῶσις
brōsis
eating
Act of eating; consumption of food. Refers primarily to the process or act of eating, ingesting, or consuming (literally, the act of eating or devouring). Also used concretely for food that is to be eaten or ingested, though this sense is less common. In select contexts, it can refer figuratively to the process of decay or corruption (the 'eating away' of something). The principal meaning is the action of eating or the capacity for consumption.
Romans 14:17 · Word #8
Lexicon G1035
| Lemma | βρῶσις |
| Transliteration | brōsis |
| Strong's | G1035 |
| Definition | Act of eating; consumption of food. Refers primarily to the process or act of eating, ingesting, or consuming (literally, the act of eating or devouring). Also used concretely for food that is to be eaten or ingested, though this sense is less common. In select contexts, it can refer figuratively to the process of decay or corruption (the 'eating away' of something). The principal meaning is the action of eating or the capacity for consumption. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | eating |
| Literal | eating |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βρῶσις |
| Strong's | G1035 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1035-04
eating
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS); an abstract action noun naming the process of consumption. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes the act or process of eating or consuming, derived from the root meaning "to eat, to devour." The nominative feminine singular form presents the abstract concept as a subject or defined act: "eating." |
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