θηλάζω (thēlazō) means “to suckle” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: thay-lad'-zo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
θηλάζω · thēlazō · to suckle
θηλάζω (θηλή, a breast), [in LXX chiefly for יָנַק hi. ;] 1. of the mother, to suckle: Mat.24:19, Mrk.13:17, Luk.21:23. 2. Of the young, to suck: Mat.21:16; μαστούς, Luk.11:27 (cf. Job.3:12, Sng.8:1, al.).† (AS)
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(a) I give suck, (b) I suck.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| nursing mothers | 3 |
| infants | 1 |
| nursed you | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| gave suck | 1 |
| give suck | 1 |
| sucklings | 1 |
| that give suck | 1 |
| thou hast sucked | 1 |
| to them that give suck | 1 |
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