Greek · Strong's G2337
θηλάζω
thelazothay-lad'-zo
to suckle, (by implication) to suck
1890 spelling: thēlázō
- θ9
- η8
- λ30
- α1
- ζ7
- ω800
Isopsephy 855
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to suckle, (by implication) to suck
Rendered in the KJV as
(give) suck(-ling).
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- θηλαζούσαις3
- ἐθήλασας.1
- θηλαζόντων1
How it is rendered · 4
- nursing infants2
- nursing1
- sucklings1
- You nursed.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singular1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAP-DPF · 3
- V-AAI-2S · 1
- V-PAP-GPM · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 21:16θηλαζόντωνthēlazontōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural“Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”here: sucklings
- Matthew 24:19θηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralHow miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!here: nursing infants
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 11:27ἐθήλασας.ethēlasasverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 2nd person singularAs Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”here: You nursed.
- Luke 21:23θηλαζούσαιςthēlazousaisverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralHow miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.here: nursing