βρῶσις

βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω),

[in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל ;]

1. eating: β. καὶ πόσις, Rom 14,17, Kol 2,16 (see Lft., ICC, in l.); with genitive obj., 1 Kor 8,4 metaphorically, corrosion, rust: Matt 6,19, 20.

2. As also in cl. (Hom., al.) = βρῶμα, food: Joh 6,27a, 2 Kor 9,10, Kol 2,16 (EV, but see supr.). Hebr 12,16 metaphorically, of spiritual nourishment, Joh 4,32; 6,27b, 55.†