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Name of God’s Son

ΓΑΛΑΚΤΟΤΡΟΦΙΑΙ, γαλακτοτροφιαι

GALAKTOTROPHIAI, galaktotrophiai

Sounds Like: gah-lak-toh-tro-FEE-ai

Translations: milk-feeding, nursing, rearing with milk, milk-feedings, nursings

From the root: ΓΑΛΑΚΤΟΤΡΟΦΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the act of feeding with milk, or the process of being nourished by milk. It is a compound word derived from 'γάλα' (milk) and 'τροφή' (nourishment). It can describe the act of nursing or being nursed, often in a metaphorical sense referring to elementary spiritual teaching.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Vocative

Strong’s number: G1050 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • 4 Maccabees — 16:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • 4 Maccabees — 16:7

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