To suckle
θηλάζωStrong’s G2337thēlazō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Thēlazō is the Greek word usually translated “nursing infants”, “sucklings” and “nursed”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?”
Meaning
Usually translated “nursing infants”, “sucklings” and “nursed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- nursing infants 2
- sucklings 1
- you nursed 1
- nursing 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 24:19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
- Mark 13:17But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
- Luke 11:27And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
- Luke 21:23But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.
Greek dictionary
θηλάζω thēlazō · to suckle
θηλάζω (θηλή, a breast), [in LXX chiefly for יָנַק hi. ;] 1. of the mother, to suckle: Mat.24:19, Mrk.13:17, Luk.21:23. 2. Of the young, to suck: Mat.21:16; μαστούς, Luk.11:27 (cf. Job.3:12, Sng.8:1, al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “suckle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUCK'LE, noun
A teat. [Not in use.]
All definitions and other forms of “suckle”
SUCK'LE, verb transitive
To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Romulus and Remus are fabled to have been suckled by a wolf.
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.