noun · neuter

galem

Greekγάλα (gala)

Strong’sG1051

milk

stem gal-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

milk5×

What it means

γάλα, -ακτος, τό

[in LXX for חלב;]

milk: I Co 9:7. Metaph., of elementary Christian teaching: I Co 3:2, He 5:12, 13; τὸ λογικὸν ἄδολον γ., the rational (spiritual) genuine milk (v. Hort, in l.), I Pe 2:2 (in support of AV, milk of the word, v. ICC, in l.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1051 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidgal'-ah

milk (figuratively)

Fromof uncertain affinity;

King Jamesmilk.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	galem	galeim
of, belonging to genitive	galeu3×γάλακτος	galeiu
to, for dative	gale	galei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

galstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

gale is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

galeu“milk”of, belonging togenitive singular3×

1 Corinthians 9:7“milk”tinos strateuetō idiei opsōniei pote? tinos futeuatō ampelōnon kai ton karpon autou ouk esthiatō? tinos poimainatō poimnan kai ek teu galeu tau poimnau ouk esthiatō?Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

Hebrews 5:12“milk”kai gar ofeilarōtois arō didaskalois dia ton chronon, palin chreian echavō teu didaskarō vin tinon teim stoicheieim tau archau teiu logieiu tou theou, kai ginavē chreian echarōtois galeu, ouk stereau trofēau.Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

Hebrews 5:13“milk”pantos gar tos metecharōtos galeu apeiros logou dikaiosunau, nēpios gar atō;For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.

galem2×

1 Corinthians 3:2“milk”galem vin potizama, ouk brōmem, oupō gar duneve. alla oude ēti nun dunevō,I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

1 Peter 2:2“milk”hōs artigennēteim brefeim tem logikem adolem galem epipothavar, hina en aute auxaniveia eis sōtērēan,Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,