1034. brósimos

Lexical Summary

brósimos: Edible, fit for food

Original Word: βρῶσιμος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: brósimos
Pronunciation: BRO-see-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (bro'-sim-os)
KJV: meat
NASB: eat
Word Origin: [from G1035 (βρῶσις - food)]

1. edible

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

meat.

From brosis; eatable -- meat.

see GREEK brosis

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from brósis
Definition
edible
NASB Translation
eat (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1034: βρώσιμος

βρώσιμος, βρώσιμον (βρῶσις), eatable: Luke 24:41. (Leviticus 19:23; Ezekiel 47:12. Aeschylus Prom. 479; (Antiatt. in Bekker, Anecd., p. 84, 25).)

Topical Lexicon

Meaning and Scope

The term designates food that is suitable for eating—anything tangible that nourishes the body. Although used only once in the New Testament, it sits within a broad biblical theology of God’s provision, hospitality, and the material goodness of creation.

Single New Testament Occurrence: Luke 24:41

“And while they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?’” (Berean Standard Bible)

Here the disciples offer Jesus “something edible.” The request is not incidental; it is an intentional act that bridges doubt and belief.

Resurrection Authentication

• Jesus’ request for edible food proves He is physically raised, not a spectral apparition.
• Consuming food in their presence fulfills His earlier promise: “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” (John 2:19), demonstrating continuity between His pre- and post-resurrection body.
• Luke highlights the eyewitness nature of the event, supporting later apostolic testimony (Acts 10:41).

Echoes of Divine Hospitality

• Genesis 18 portrays the Lord eating with Abraham, foreshadowing incarnational fellowship.
• Exodus 16 and Psalm 78:19-25 recount manna, the bread of angels, signaling that God meets physical needs.
• The feeding of the five thousand (Luke 9:10-17) anticipates this final reassurance that the Risen One still shares the table.

Connection to Emmaus and Other Post-Resurrection Meals

• Luke 24:30-35 records the breaking of bread at Emmaus; the edible request in verse 41 confirms the theme of recognition through shared meals.
• John 21:12-13 shows Christ again eating fish with disciples, reinforcing continuity.
• Acts 10:41 links apostolic witness to “those who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.”

Theological Emphases

Bodily resurrection: affirms future bodily resurrection for believers (1 Corinthians 15:20-23).

Sacramental anticipation: tangible food points to the Lord’s Supper, where material elements convey spiritual grace (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

Missional hospitality: believers are called to table fellowship that embodies gospel realities (Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:2).

Patristic and Historical Reception

Early church fathers such as Ignatius, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus cited Luke 24:41 to defend the corporeality of Christ against Docetism. The edible proof was central to creedal formulations in the Apostles’ Creed (“the resurrection of the body”).

Pastoral and Discipleship Insights

• Faith is strengthened when spiritual truth is wedded to observable reality.
• Christian ministry should address both spiritual and physical needs; serving literal food can be an expression of resurrection hope (James 2:15-17).
• Shared meals remain a vital context for testimony, reconciliation, and community building.

Eschatological Outlook

The scene anticipates the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9), where redeemed humanity will partake of real, celebratory food in the presence of the risen Lord.

Contemporary Application

Believers may:

1. Practice hospitality as a witness to the living Christ.
2. Ground assurance of personal resurrection on the historical certainty of Jesus’ bodily rising.
3. Integrate care for bodily needs with proclamation of the gospel, reflecting God’s holistic salvation purpose.

βρώσιμον thus serves as a concise yet potent reminder that the Christian faith is rooted in history, embodied in reality, and destined for a tangible future in the renewed creation.

Forms and Transliterations

βρωσιμον βρώσιμον brosimon brōsimon brṓsimon

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 24:41 Adj-ANS
GRK: Ἔχετέ τι βρώσιμον ἐνθάδε
NAS: you anything here to eat?
KJV: here any meat?
INT: Have you anything eatable here

Strong's Greek 1034
1 Occurrence

βρώσιμον — 1 Occ.