βρῶσις

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eating

βρῶσις , -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω), [in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל ;] __1. eating : β. καὶ πόσις, Rom.14:17 , Col.2:16 (see Lft., ICC , in l.); with genitive obj., 1Co.8:4; metaphorically, corrosion, rust : Mat.6:19, 20 . __2. As also in cl. (Hom., al.) = βρῶμα, food : Jhn.6:27 a, 2Co.9:10 , Col.2:16 (EV, but see supr.). Heb.12:16; metaphorically, of spiritual nourishment, Jhn.4:32 6:27b, 55 .† (AS)