βρῶσις, -εως, ἡ (cf. βιβρώσκω), [in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of אכל;] 1)
eating: β. καὶ πόσις, Rom.14:17, Col.2:16 (see Lft,
ICC, in l.); with genitive obj, 1Co.8:4; metaphorically,
corrosion, rust: Mat.6:19, 20. 2) As also in cl. (Hom, al.) = βρῶμα,
food: Jhn.6:27 a, 2Co.9:10, Col.2:16 (EV, but see supr.). Heb.12:16; metaphorically, of spiritual nourishment, Jhn.4:32 6:27b, 55. (
AS)