verb
thēlazamō
Strong’sG2337
I give suck, suck
stem thēlaz-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
θηλάζω
(< θηλή, a breast), [in LXX chiefly for ינק hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2337 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidthay-lad'-zo
to suckle, (by implication) to suck
Fromfrom θηλή (the nipple);
King James(give) suck(-ling).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Doric dialect aorist 1 ἐθήλαξα Refs 3rd c.BC+: (θηλή):
I of the mother or nurse, suckle, Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, give suck, οἱ μαστοί, οἳ οὐκ ἐθήλασαν NT:—also in middle, ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, ὅπως μέτριον χρόνον θηλάσονται Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be sucked, ὁ δελφὶς.. θηλάζεται ὑπὸ τῶν τέκνων Refs 4th c.BC+
II of the young animal, suck, Refs; θηλάζων χοῖρος a sucking pig, Refs 3rd c.BC+; seldom of an infant, Refs 5th c.AD+
II.2 with accusative, λεαίνας μασδὸν ἐθήλαξεν Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| thēlazasaἐθήλασας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | nursed | 1× |
| thēlazarōntoiuθηλαζόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | nursing babies | 1× |
| thēlazarōntaiθηλαζούσαις | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural feminine | nursing mothers | 3× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thēlazamō | thēlazame | thēlazami | thēlazama | thēlazamē | thēlazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | thēlazasō | thēlazase | thēlazasi | thēlazasa1×ἐθήλασας | thēlazasē | thēlazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thēlazatō | thēlazate | thēlazati | thēlazata | thēlazatē | thēlazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | thēlazanō | thēlazane | thēlazani | thēlazana | thēlazanē | thēlazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thēlazavō | thēlazave | thēlazavi | thēlazava | thēlazavē | thēlazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | thēlazalō | thēlazale | thēlazali | thēlazala | thēlazalē | thēlazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thēlazameiō | thēlazameia | thēlazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | thēlazaseiō | thēlazaseia | thēlazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thēlazateiō | thēlazateia | thēlazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | thēlazaneiō | thēlazaneia | thēlazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | thēlazaveiō | thēlazaveia | thēlazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | thēlazaleiō | thēlazaleia | thēlazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | thēlazasōr | thēlazasar | thēlazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thēlazatōr | thēlazatar | thēlazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | thēlazavōr | thēlazavar | thēlazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | thēlazalōr | thēlazalar | thēlazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | thēlazamoiō | thēlazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | thēlazasoiō | thēlazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | thēlazatoiō | thēlazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | thēlazanoiō | thēlazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | thēlazavoiō | thēlazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | thēlazaloiō | thēlazaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thēlazarō | thēlazari | thēlazara | thēlazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | thēlazarōntos4× | thēlazarintos | thēlazarantos | thēlazarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
thēlaz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
thēlazasa“nursed”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Luke 11:27… tas bastazarantas sin kai mastois hoin thēlazasa;… and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
thēlazarōntoiu“nursing babies”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Matthew 21:16“nursing babies”… anagnōskava hoti Ek stomeu nēpioiu kai thēlazarōntoiu katartizesa ainon?… you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
thēlazarōntai“nursing mothers”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural feminine3×
Matthew 24:19… tai en gastra echarōntai kai tai thēlazarōntai en ekeinai tai hēmerai.… days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Mark 13:17… tai en gastra echarōntai kai tai thēlazarōntai en ekeinai tai hēmerai.… days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Luke 21:23… tai en gastra echarōntai kai tai thēlazarōntai en ekeinai tai hēmerai; eti gar …… days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress …