Ephesians 5:29
29No oneοὐδεὶςforγάρat any timeποτεtheτὴνof himselfἑαυτοῦfleshσάρκαhatedἐμίσησεν,butἀλλὰhe nourishesἐκτρέφειandκαὶcherishesθάλπειitαὐτήν,just asκαθὼςalso [does]καὶὁChristΧριστὸςtheτὴνchurchἐκκλησίαν,
For no one at any time hated his own flesh, but he nourishes and cherishes it just as Christ also [does] the church.
Vocab difficulty
36.9
Rare words
ἐκτρέφει
ἐκτρέφω
I nourish, nurture, bring up.
θάλπει
θάλπω
(properly: I warm, then) I cherish, nourish, foster, comfort.