trophe denotes nourishment eaten or supplied for bodily need, and in Hebrews frames a contrast between milk and solid nourishment.

The term most often denotes bodily nourishment: provisions to buy, eat, share, receive, or lack, including a worker's provision and household meals. In Hebrews it occurs in the contrast between milk and solid nourishment, where the surrounding clauses distinguish elementary instruction from maturity.

1. Bodily nourishment and provisions · dominant

   The noun names nourishment in settings of eating or provision: in Acts 27:34 the APB renders Paul's urging to take "some food" for preservation, and in Matthew 24:45 it renders the household's allotted provision as "their food at the proper time." It also appears with buying supplies in John 4:8, with lack of daily provision in James 2:15, and with nourishment that strengthens a person in Acts 9:19.

   Acts 27:34Matthew 24:45John 4:8James 2:15Acts 9:19Matthew 3:4
2. Milk and solid nourishment as a contrast · occasional

   In Hebrews 5:12 the genitive singular form occurs in the contrast of "milk, not of solid food" alongside a need for teaching beginning principles. In Hebrews 5:14 the nominative singular form is placed with those described as mature and trained to discern good and evil; the clause uses solid nourishment within that contrast.

   Hebrews 5:12Hebrews 5:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with "food," including food taken, shared, bought, lacking, or given at a proper time. In Hebrews 5:12 and Hebrews 5:14 it uses "solid food" in the milk-and-maturity contrast; these are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.