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Lexicon :: Strong's G2337 - thēlazō

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θηλάζω
Transliteration
thēlazō (Key)
Pronunciation
thay-lad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From thele (the nipple)
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Strong’s Definitions

θηλάζω thēlázō, thay-lad'-zo; from θηλή thēlḗ (the nipple); to suckle, (by implication) to suck:—(give) suck(-ling).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2337 in the following manner: give suck (4x), suck (1x), suckling (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2337 in the following manner: give suck (4x), suck (1x), suckling (1x).

  1. to give the breast, give suck, to suckle

  2. to suck

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θηλάζω thēlázō, thay-lad'-zo; from θηλή thēlḗ (the nipple); to suckle, (by implication) to suck:—(give) suck(-ling).
STRONGS G2337:
θηλάζω; 1 aorist ἐθήλασα; (θηλή a breast, [cf. Peile, Etym., p. 124f]);
1. transitive, to give the breast, give suck, to suckle: Matthew 24:19; Mark 13:17; Luke 21:23, (Lysias, Aristotle, others; Sept. for הֵינִיק); μαστοὶ ἐθήλασαν, Luke 23:29 R G.
2. intransitive, to suck: Matthew 21:16 (Aristotle, Plato, Lucian, others; Sept. for יָנַק); μαστούς, Luke 11:27; Job 3:12; Song of Solomon 8:1; Joel 2:16; Theocritus 3:16.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Job
3:12
Song of Songs
8:1
Joel
2:16
Matthew
21:16; 24:19
Mark
13:17
Luke
11:27; 21:23; 23:29

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2337 matches the Greek θηλάζω (thēlazō),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:7 - Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:15 - 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:9 - “Take this baby and nurse him for me,” the princess told the baby’s mother. “I will pay you for your help.” So the woman took her baby home and nursed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:12 - Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:13 - He let them ride over the highlands
and feast on the crops of the fields.
He nourished them with honey from the rock
and olive oil from the stony ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - Outside, the sword will bring death,
and inside, terror will strike
both young men and young women,
both infants and the aged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:19 - They summon the people to the mountain
to offer proper sacrifices there.
They benefit from the riches of the sea
and the hidden treasures in the sand.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:23 - “Whatever you think is best,” Elkanah agreed. “Stay here for now, and may the LORD help you keep your promise.” So she stayed home and nursed the boy until he was weaned.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:3 - Now go and completely destroy[fn] the entire Amalekite nation—men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 22:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:19 - Then he went to Nob, the town of the priests, and killed the priests’ families—men and women, children and babies—and all the cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:21 - And in the morning when I tried to nurse my son, he was dead! But when I looked more closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t my son at all.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:25 - Then he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:12 - Why was I laid on my mother’s lap?
Why did she nurse me at her breasts?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:16 - They will suck the poison of cobras.
The viper will kill them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:2 - You have taught children and infants
to tell of your strength,[fn]
silencing your enemies
and all who oppose you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:1 - Young Woman
Oh, I wish you were my brother,
who nursed at my mother’s breasts.
Then I could kiss you no matter who was watching,
and no one would criticize me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 60:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:16 - Powerful kings and mighty nations
will satisfy your every need,
as though you were a child
nursing at the breast of a queen.
You will know at last that I, the LORD,
am your Savior and your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:11 - Drink deeply of her glory
even as an infant drinks at its mother’s comforting breasts.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:7 - “And now the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, asks you: Why are you destroying yourselves? For not one of you will survive—not a man, woman, or child among you who has come here from Judah, not even the babies in your arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:11 - I have cried until the tears no longer come;
my heart is broken.
My spirit is poured out in agony
as I see the desperate plight of my people.
Little children and tiny babies
are fainting and dying in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:20 - “O LORD, think about this!
Should you treat your own people this way?
Should mothers eat their own children,
those they once bounced on their knees?
Should priests and prophets be killed
within the Lord’s Temple?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:3 - Even the jackals feed their young,
but not my people Israel.
They ignore their children’s cries,
like ostriches in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:4 - The parched tongues of their little ones
stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst.
The children cry for bread,
but no one has any to give them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:16 - Gather all the people—
the elders, the children, and even the babies.
Call the bridegroom from his quarters
and the bride from her private room.
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