Strong’s G2337 · Greek
θηλάζω
thēlázō · thay-lad'-zo
Origin from θηλή (the nipple);
Meaning to suckle, (by implication) to suck
In the King James Version (give) suck(-ling).
In 6 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 21:16And 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?
- 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.
- Luke 23:29For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.