trophos denotes the caregiving figure used in 1 Thessalonians 2:7 to compare gentle care for one's own children.

The single attested use presents a caregiving motherly figure in a comparison for gentleness toward one's own children.

1. Motherly care for one's own children · dominant

   In 1 Thessalonians 2:7, τροφὸς is a nominative singular feminine noun in the comparison describing becoming gentle among the audience; the APB renders the clause, "as a nursing mother cares for her own children."

   1 Thessalonians 2:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Thessalonians 2:7, the APB presents the comparison as "a nursing mother cares for her own children." It cannot establish a more specific rendering beyond that maternal-care comparison.