Limited to Eph. 5:29 and 1 Thess. 2:7, the Greek verb “thalpo” meant “cherish,” “to care for,” “comfort.”  Paul said husbands are to love their wives as they “cherish” their own bodies (Eph. 5:29).  Paul’s care for the Thessalonians was like the “cherished” care of a mother or nurse (1 Thess. 2:7).