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Nourisheth (ektrephei). Old compound with perfective sense of ek (to nourish up to maturity and on). In N.T. only here and Eph 6:4.
Cherisheth (thalpei). Late and rare word, once in a marriage contract in a papyrus. In N.T. only here and 1Th 2:7. Primarily it means to warm (Latin foveo), then to foster with tender care as here.
Even as Christ also (kathōs kai ho Christos). Relative (correlative) adverb pointing back to houtōs at the beginning of the sentence (Eph 5:28) and repeating the statement in Eph 5:25.