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βρῶμα
brōma · Greek · Strong's G1033 · 17 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “meat”
What it means
food (literally or figuratively), especially (ceremonially) articles allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law
from the base of G977 (βιβρώσκω);
How the KJV renders it
meat, victuals
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“meat”
“victuals”
Answers that weigh this word
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Are the clean and unclean food laws of Leviticus 11 binding on Christians?
- Does the Bible forbid eating pork?
- Does Peter's vision in Acts 10 abolish the food laws?
- Does Mark 7:19 declare all foods clean?
Where it appears
17 occurrences in the Greek text, first 15 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:2 · N-ASN
I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, you aren’t ready even now,
1 Corinthians 6:13 · N-DPN
“Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
1 Corinthians 8:8 · N-NSN
But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat are we the worse, nor if we eat are we the better.
1 Corinthians 8:13 · N-NSN
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.
1 Corinthians 10:3 · N-ASN
and all ate the same spiritual food;
1 Timothy 4:3 · N-GPN
forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Hebrews 9:10 N-DPNHebrews 13:9 N-DPNJohn 4:34 N-NSNLuke 3:11 N-APNLuke 9:13 N-APNMatthew 14:15 N-APNMark 7:19 N-APNRomans 14:15 N-ASNRomans 14:20 N-GSN
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