Lexical Definition
ψωμίζω psōmízō (pso-mid'-zo) to feed/dole out G:V
from the base of ψωμίον
(bestow to) feed.
- to supply with bits, i.e. (generally) to nourish
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ψώμιζε | do feed | Rom.12.20 |
| ψωμισάτω | feed | LXX.2Sam.13.5 |
| ψωμιούσι | they shall feed | LXX.Dan.4.25 • LXX.Dan.4.32 |
| ψωμιείσ | You shall feed | LXX.Ps.80.5 |
| ψωμιεί | he will feed | LXX.Isa.58.14 |
| shall feed us | LXX.Num.11.18 | |
| will feed us | LXX.Num.11.4 | |
| ψωμίσω | I shall give away | 1Cor.13.3 |
| ψωμίσαντόσ | feeding | LXX.Deut.8.16 |
| ψωμίζω | will feed | LXX.Jer.9.15 |
| will feed them | LXX.Jer.23.15 | |
| εψώμισεν | He fed | LXX.Deut.32.13 • LXX.Ps.81.16 |
| εψώμισέ | fed | LXX.Deut.8.3 • LXX.Ezek.3.2 |
| he fed me | LXX.Lam.3.16 | |
| εψώμισά | I fed | LXX.Ezek.16.19 |
| εψώμιζον | was fed | LXX.Dan.5.21 |
Abbott-Smith
ψωμίζω (< ψωμός, a morsel), [in LXX chiefly for אכל hi. ;]
to feed with morsels (as children or the sick; Hippocr.), hence, generally, in late writers, to feed, nourish: c. acc. pers., Ro 12:20 (LXX); c. acc rei, to give out for food, I Co 13:3 (cf. WM, § 32, 4an; for dupl. acc., cf. Nu 11:4, Si 15:3, al.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 11:4 |
| Romans | 12:20 |
| 1 Corinthians | 13:3 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ψωμίζω-ίζω,
future Attic dialect -ιῶ[LXX]:—feed by putting little bits into the mouth, as nurses do to children, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or sick people, [Refs] —passive, ἐπίσταμαι γὰρ.., οἷς ψωμίζωίζεται with what tit-bits he is fed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II give food by hand, σῖτον οὐδ᾽ ἐάν τις ψωμίζωίζῃ δύνανται καταπιεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; bestow for food, ψ. πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα [NT]
__II.2 bait, ἄγκιστρον [Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.11.4 ☩ 1Cor.13.3