- Original: θάλπω - Transliteration: Thalpo - Phonetic: thal'-po - Definition: 1. to warm, keep warm 2. to cherish with tender love, to foster with tender care - Origin: probably akin to thallo (to warm) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: Probably akin to θάλλω thallō(to warm); to brood that is (figuratively) to foster: - cherish. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • cherisheth, 2 Eph 5:29; 1 Thessalonians 2:7