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Strong's #2337: thelazo (pronounced thay-lad'-zo)

from thele (the nipple); to suckle, (by implication) to suck:--(give) suck(-ling).




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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thēlazō

1) to give the breast, give suck, to suckle

2) to suck

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: from thele (the nipple)




Usage:

This word is used 6 times:

Matthew 21:16: "the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise"
Matthew 24:19: "woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those"
Mark 13:17: "woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those"
Luke 11:27: "and the paps which thou hast sucked."
Luke 21:23: "woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those"
Luke 23:29: "the paps which never gave suck."









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