Milk
γάλαStrong’s G1051gala
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gala is the Greek word usually translated “milk”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.”
Meaning
Usually translated “milk”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- milk 3
- of milk 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Hebrews 2
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 9:7Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
- Hebrews 5:12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
- Hebrews 5:13For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
- 1 Peter 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
Greek dictionary
γάλα gala · milk
γάλα, -ακτος, τό [in LXX for חלב ;] milk: 1Co.9:7. Metaphorical, of elementary Christian teaching: 1Co.3:2, Heb.5:12, 13; τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γ., the rational (spiritual) genuine milk (see Hort, in l.), 1Pe.2:2 (in support of AV, milk of the word, see ICC, in l.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “milk” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MILK, noun
- A white fluid or liquor, secreted by certain glands in female animals, and drawn from the breasts for the nourishment of their young.
- The white juice of certain plants.
- Emulsion made by bruising seeds.
All definitions and other forms of “milk”
MILK, verb transitive
[Latin mulgeo.]
- To draw or press milk from the breasts by the hand, as, to milk a cow.
- To suck. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.