Foster
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Foster (2 Occurrences)

Acts 13:1 Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT)

Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah; and they that wait for me shall not be put to shame. (See JPS RSV NIV)

Thesaurus
Foster (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote;
as, to foster genius. ... Multi-Version Concordance Foster (2 Occurrences). ...
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Foster-fathers (1 Occurrence)
Foster-fathers. << Foster, Foster-fathers. Fought >>. Multi-Version
Concordance Foster-fathers (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 49:23 ...
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Nurse (23 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Either one of the nurse sharks. 6. (vt) To nourish; to cherish; to foster. ...
of this verb is commonly used to denote nurse or foster-mother. ...
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Manaen (1 Occurrence)
... syntrophos; rendered in RV "foster brother" of) Herod, ie, Herod Antipas, the tetrach,
who, with his brother Archelaus, was educated at Rome. Int. ...
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Relationships (1 Occurrence)
... III. OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS 1. Foster-Father 2. Master and Servants 3. Host and
Guest 4. The Dependent Stranger The family or domestic relations of the Bible ...
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Nursing (14 Occurrences)
... suck." The feminine causative part. of this verb is commonly used to denote
nurse or foster-mother. According to Exodus 2:7 Moses ...
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Trophimus (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A foster-child, an Ephesian who accompanied Paul during
a part of his third missionary journey (Acts 20:4; 21:29). ...
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Cherish (20 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to
foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. Int. ...
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Family (438 Occurrences)
... III. OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONS 1. Foster-Father 2. Master and Servants 3. Host and
Guest 4. The Dependent Stranger The family or domestic relations of the Bible ...
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Quicken (16 Occurrences)
... Colossians 2:13; compare John 5:21). David Foster Estes. Multi-Version
Concordance Quicken (16 Occurrences). Romans 8:11 But if the ...
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Greek
4939. suntrophos -- one brought up with, ie a foster brother or an ...
... one brought up with, ie a foster brother or an intimate friend. Part of Speech:
Adjective Transliteration: suntrophos Phonetic Spelling: (soon'-trof-os) Short ...
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2282. thalpo -- to warm, hence to cherish
... thalpo Phonetic Spelling: (thal'-po) Short Definition: I cherish, nourish Definition:
(properly: I warm, then) I cherish, nourish, foster, comfort. ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (v. t.) To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

2. (v. t.) To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.

3. (v. i.) To be nourished or trained up together.

4. (v. t.) Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child, brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.

5. (n.) A forester.

6. (n.) One who, or that which, fosters.

Strong's Hebrew
539. aman -- to confirm, support
... A primitive root; properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse;
figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be ...
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