τρόφιμος
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦ ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶ εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος· δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή (Proverbs 13.12 LXX) → One who sincerely sets about helping is better than one who makes promises leading to hope; for a kindly urge is a tree of life.
English (LSJ)
ον, also ος, η, ον, v. infr.:—
A nourishing, nutritious, γάλα -ώτατον Arist. HA523a11, cf. Pr.927a22 (Comp.), Phld.Sign.27, Sor.1.94, al., Gal. 6.382; opp. ἄτροφος, Thphr.CP6.4.5: c. gen., γᾶ τρόφιμε τῶν ἐμῶν τέκνων E.Tr.1302 (lyr.), cf. Ion235 (lyr.); also ὕδωρ τὸ περὶ κηπείας τ. Pl.Lg.845d; τ. κλυστῆρες nutritive enemata, Lycusap. Orib.8.34tit. II Subst. τρόφιμος, ὁ, a slave's young master, ὁ τ. σου Men.Epit.Fr.1, cf. Epit.160, Pk.74, al., Com.Adesp.24.20, 25.41 D.; rendered erilis filius by Ter.Andr.602, Eun.289, Phorm.39, v. Donat. ad locc.: metaph., ἡ βουλὴ τὸν ἑαυτῆς τ. καὶ εὐεργέτην SIG879.10 (Erythrae, iii A. D.): ἡ τροφίμη the mistress, Poll.3.73. 2 neut. τρόφιμον, τό, maintenance, sustenance, BGU297.21 (i A. D.); τ. δουλικόν PMich.Teb.121vi18, al. (i A. D.): esp. food-supply of Alexandria, Just.Edict.13.26, PKlein.Form.328.4 (vi A. D., cf. Arch.Pap.5.294): τροφίμη σύνταξις contract for board, AP9.175 (Pall.). III Pass., nursling, foster-child, παῖς τ. τίνος; E.Ion684 (lyr.), cf. Archipp.23, Pl.Plt.272b; ὁ τ., freq. in Inscrr., IG22.3969,3.3396, etc., and Pap., POxy.1491.10 (iv A. D.), etc.; τ. ἀδελφός PCair.Preis. 42.6 (iii/iv A. D.); fem. τροφίμη POxy.903.6 (iv A. D.): οἱ τ. our nurslings, pupils, Pl.R.520d, cf. Lg.804a; τ. τῆς ἀρετῆς Luc.Bis Acc.6, cf. AP10.52 (Pall.) :—at Sparta, οἱ τ. were young persons too poor to pay their quota to the φιλίτια, and brought up as companions of the richer class, who paid for them, X.HG5.3.9 :— also τ. κύνες dogs kept in the house, Ael.NA11.13, 16.31. 2 of bodies, healthy, strong, well-nourished, Hp.Aër.20 (Comp.); of plants, flourishing, luxuriant, Thphr.CP1.15.4 (Comp.). 3 τ. κύημα viable, capable of life, opp. ἀνεμιαῖον, Poll.2.6.
