Lexical Summary gala: milk Original Word: γάλαTransliteration: gala Phonetic Spelling: (gal'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: milk Meaning: milk Strong's Concordance milk. Of uncertain affinity; milk (figuratively) -- milk. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1051: γάλαγάλα, γάλακτος (cf. Latinlac; 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 "doctoribushocessecuraevelim,uttenerasadhucmentesmorenutricummolliusalantetsatiarivelutquodamjucundiorisdisciplinaelactepatiantur," (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. |
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