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Lexicon :: Strong's G1051 - gala

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γάλα
Transliteration
gala (Key)
Pronunciation
gal'-ah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
mGNT
5x in 2 unique form(s) TR
5x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
42x in 4 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:645,111

Strong’s Definitions

γάλα gála, gal'-ah; of uncertain affinity; milk (figuratively):—milk.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G1051 in the following manner: milk (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G1051 in the following manner: milk (5x).

  1. milk

  2. a metaph. for the less difficult Christian truths

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γάλα gála, gal'-ah; of uncertain affinity; milk (figuratively):—milk.
STRONGS G1051:
γάλα, -λακτος [cf. Latin lac; Curtius, § 123], τό, [from Homer down], milk: 1 Corinthians 9:7. Metaphorically, of the less difficult truths of the Christian religion, 1 Corinthians 3:2; Hebrews 5:12f (Quintilian 2, 4, 5 "doctoribus hoc esse curae velim, ut teneras adhuc mentes more nutricum mollius alant et satiari velut quodam jucundioris disciplinae lacte patiantur," [cf. Siegfried, Philo von Alex., p. 329, cf. p. 261]); of the word of God, by which souls newly regenerate are healthfully nourished unto growth in the Christian life, 1 Peter 2:2.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
3:2; 9:7
Hebrews
5:12
1 Peter
2:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1051 matches the Greek γάλα (gala),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:2 - I fed you with milk, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Even now you are still not ready.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 9:7 - [Consider this:] Who at any time serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not use the milk of the flock?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - For though by this time you ought to be teachers [because of the time you have had to learn these truths], you actually need someone to teach you again the elementary principles of God’s word [from the beginning], and you have come to be continually in need of milk, not solid food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:13 - For everyone who lives on milk is [doctrinally inexperienced and] unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a spiritual infant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:2 - like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],
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