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ψωμίζω

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Gloss: to feed/dole out

Transliteration: psōmizō

Strong’s: G5595

ψωμίζω
(ψωμός, a morsel), [in LXX chiefly for אָכַל hi. ;]
to feed with morsels (as children or the sick; Hippocr.), hence, generally, in late writers, to feed, nourish: with accusative of person(s), Rom.12:20 (LXX); with accusative of thing(s), to give out for food, 1Co.13:3 (cf. WM, § 32, 4an; for dupl. accusative, cf. Num.11:4, Sir.15:3, al.).†
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