Eph 5:29 | RWP | e4.org | Nourisheth ( εκτρεφε ). Old compound with perfective sense of εκ (to nourish up to maturity and on). In N.T. only here and . Cherisheth ( θαλπε ). Late and rare word, once in a marriage contract in a papyrus. In N.T. only here and . Primarily it means to warm (Latin foveo ), then to foster with tender care as here. Even as Christ also ( καθως κα ο Χριστος ). Relative (correlative) adverb pointing back to ουτως at the beginning of the sentence (verse ) and repeating the statement in verse .

‏ Ephesians 5:29

Nourisheth ( εκτρεφε ). Old compound with perfective sense of εκ (to nourish up to maturity and on). In N.T. only here and 6:4.

Cherisheth ( θαλπε ). Late and rare word, once in a marriage contract in a papyrus. In N.T. only here and 1Th 2:7. Primarily it means to warm (Latin foveo), then to foster with tender care as here.

Even as Christ also ( καθως κα ο Χριστος ). Relative (correlative) adverb pointing back to ουτως at the beginning of the sentence (verse 28) and repeating the statement in verse 25.