HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2461
חָלָב
cha.lav — milk
1) milk, sour milk, cheese 1a) milk 1b) abundance of the land (metaph.) 1c) white (as milk)
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Milk
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G1051
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)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3050
λογικός
logikos — spiritual
λογικός, -ή, -όν (λόγος, reason) reasonable, rational: λατρεία, Rom.12:1; τὸ λ. (i.e. spiritual) γάλα (see Hort, in l; MM, xvi), 1Pe.2:2 (in support of AV, milk of the word, see ICC, in l).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3839
לִבְנֶה
liv.neh — poplar
1) poplar, white poplar 1a) a tree which exudes milky-white gum
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G97
ἄδολος
adolos — pure
ἄδολος, -ον, 1. guileless (Pind., Thuc). 2. Of liquids (Æsch., Eur., and late prose writers), genuine, pure (in π. and in MGr. of wine, also of corn: MM, VGT, see word; Milligan, NTD, 77): of milk, metaphorically, 1Pe.2:2. † SYN.: ἀκέραιος (which see), ἄκακος, ἁπλοῦς. (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2460
חֵ֫לֶב
che.lev — Heleb
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.29; son of: Baanah (H1196H); also called Heldai at 1Ch.27.15; Heled at 1Ch.11.30; § Heleb = "milk" son of Baanah, the Netophathite, and one of David's mighty warriors; also spelled 'Heled' ( che.led (חֵ֫לֶד "Heled" H2466))
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20190
γαλακτοτροφέω
galaktotropheō — to give milk
nourish with milk
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6255
ἀμέλγω
amelgō — to extract
1. to milk sheep and goats; βόας (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus): —;Mid., in metaphorically sense, ἀμέλγεσθαι τοὺς ξένους to milk them dry, (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. to draw milk from the animals, ἀμ. γάλα (Herdotus Historicus); Pass., ὄϊες ἀμελγόμεναι γάλα having milk drawn from them, milch- ewes, (Iliad by Homer) 3. metaphorically to squeeze out like milk, to press out , ἐκ βοτρύων ξανθὸν ἄμελξε γάνος [variant datesAnthology Palantina 4. to drink , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)
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ἄμελξις
amelxis — a milking
a milking
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ὑφίστημι
huphistēmi — to stand
1. in these tenses Causal, to place or set under , τί τινι (Herdotus Historicus); τρεῖς σταυροὺς ὑπίστησι plants three piles in the lake to support a house, (Herdotus Historicus):—;metaphorically, γνώμας ὑποστήσας σοφάς having laid them as a foundation , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. to post secretly or in ambush , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. Causal also in future and aor1 middle to substitute , τί τινι one thing for another, (Xenophon Historicus) 4. Pass., with aorist2 active ὑπ-έστην, perfect ὑφ-έστηκα, ionic participle ὑπ-εστεώς:—; to stand under as a support , with dative, (Herdotus Historicus) 5. to sink to the bottom, settle , τὸ ὑφιστάμενον the milk, opposite to τὸ ἐφιστάμενον (the cream), (Herdotus Historicus) 6. to place oneself under an engagement, engage or promise to do, with infinitive future, ὅσς᾽ Ἀχιλῆι ὑπέστημεν δώσειν (Iliad by Homer), etc.; with infinitive aorist, οὔ τίς με ὑπέστη σαῶσαι (Iliad by Homer); with infinitive present, (Herdotus Historicus):—;absolute, after promise given , (Odyssey by Homer); ὥσπερ ὑπέστη as he promised , (Thucydides):—;when followed by accusative, an infinitive may be supplied, τρίποδας οὕς οἱ ὑπέστη (i.e. δώσειν); (Iliad by Homer); ἐκτελέουσιν ὑπόσχεσιν ἥνπερ ὑπέσταν (Iliad by Homer) 7. to submit to any one, τινι (Iliad by Homer) 8. with accusative rei, to submit to, consent to , ὁ τὸ ἐλάχιστον ὑπιστάμενος who offers to take the least, (Herdotus Historicus); ὑφ. τὸν πλοῦν to undertake it unwillingly , (Thucydides); so, ὑφ. τὸν κίνδυνον (Thucydides): —;rarely with dative, ὑφ. ξυμφοραῖς ταῖς μεγίσταις (Thucydides) 9. to undertake an office, (Xenophon Historicus) 10. to lie concealed or in ambush , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 11. to support an attack, to resist, withstand , with dative, (Aeschulus Tragicus); with accusative, (Euripides):—;absolute to stand one's ground, face the enemy , Lat. subsistere, (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9749
χόριον
chorion — afterbirth
the membrane that encloses the fetus, the afterbirth , Lat. secundae: plural χόρια, ων, τά, a dish made by stuffing it with honey and milk , a kind of haggis , (Aristophanes Comicus): proverbial, χαλεπὸν χορίω (doric genitive) κύνα γεῦσαι "don't let a dog taste blood, " (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (cf. Horace, canis a corio nunquam absterrebitur uncto). (ML)
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(1.) Hebrew halabh, “new milk”, milk in its fresh state (Judg. 4:19). It is frequently mentioned in connection with honey (Ex. 3:8; 13:5; Josh. 5:6; Isa. 7:15, 22; Jer. 11:5). Sheep (Deut. 32:14) and goats (Prov. 27:27) and camels (Gen. 32:15), as well as cows, are made to give their milk for the use of man. Milk is used figuratively as a sign of abundance (Gen. 49:12; Ezek. 25:4; Joel 3:18). It is also a symbol of the rudiments of doctrine (1 Cor. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, 13), and of the unadulterated word of God (1 Pet. 2:2). (2.) Heb. hem’ah, always rendered “butter” in the Authorized Version. It means “butter,” but also more frequently “cream,” or perhaps, as some think, “curdled milk,” such as that which Abraham set before the angels (Gen. 18:8), and which Jael gave to Sisera (Judg. 5:25). In this state milk was used by travellers (2 Sam. 17:29). If kept long enough, it acquired a slightly intoxicating or soporific power. This Hebrew word is also sometimes used for milk in general (Deut. 32:14; Job 20:17).
Scripture references
Judges 4:19Exodus 3:8Exodus 13:5Joshua 5:6Isaiah 7:15Isaiah 7:22Jeremiah 11:5Deuteronomy 32:14Proverbs 27:27Genesis 32:15Genesis 49:12Ezekiel 25:4Joel 3:181 Corinthians 3:2Hebrews 5:12Hebrews 5:131 Peter 2:2Genesis 18:8Judges 5:252 Samuel 17:29Job 20:17
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.