Strong's Greek · G2337

θηλάζω

thēlázō

(give) suck(-ling)

Definition

to suckle, (by implication) to suck

Derivation

from (the nipple);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Luke 11:27

As 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!”

Matthew 21:16

“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’?”

Matthew 24:19

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

Luke 21:23

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

Mark 13:17

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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