Lexical Definition

‎βρῶσις‎ brōsis (bro'-sis) eating G:N-F
from the base of ‎βιβρώσκω‎

eating, food, meat.

Usage: 7 forms in 51 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
βρῶσισ eating Rom.14.17
food John.6.55
rust Matt.6.19 • Matt.6.20
βρῶσιν food John.4.32 • John.6.27 • John.6.27 • 2Cor.9.10
βρώσισ food LXX.Gen.25.28 • LXX.Judg.14.14 • LXX.Jer.34.20
βρώσιν food LXX.Gen.1.29 • LXX.Gen.1.30 • LXX.Gen.2.9 • LXX.Gen.3.6 • LXX.Gen.9.3 • LXX.Gen.47.24 • LXX.Lev.7.24 • LXX.Lev.25.7 • LXX.1Sam.2.28 • LXX.2Sam.16.2 • LXX.Ezra.3.7 • LXX.Job.33.20 • LXX.Job.34.3 • LXX.Ps.104.21 • LXX.Isa.55.10 • LXX.Jer.7.33 • LXX.Jer.16.4 • LXX.Jer.19.7 • LXX.Lam.1.19 • LXX.Lam.4.10 • LXX.Ezek.47.12 • LXX.Hab.3.17 • LXX.Mal.3.11
solid food LXX.Jer.15.3
your food LXX.Dan.1.10
βρώσεωσ eating 1Cor.8.4
food LXX.Ps.78.30 • LXX.Hab.3.17
for food LXX.Ps.44.11
meal Heb.12.16
of that food LXX.1Kgs.19.8
βρώσει being food LXX.Deut.32.24
food LXX.Gen.2.16 • LXX.Lev.19.7 • LXX.Ps.14.4 • LXX.Lam.1.11 • Col.2.16
solid food LXX.Ps.53.4
with solid food LXX.Joel.2.26
βρώμα food LXX.2Sam.19.42

Abbott-Smith

βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω), [in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל ;]

1. 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.
2. 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.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Matthew 6:19 · 16:20
John 4:32 · 6:27 · 6:55
Romans 14:17
1 Corinthians 8:4
2 Corinthians 9:10
Colossians 2:16
Hebrews 12:16

Liddell-Scott-Jones

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+]

LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.6.19