θηλάζω G2337
To nurse, suckle; to give suck or to suck at the breast
A verb covering both sides of the nursing relationship: the mother who gives suck and the infant who nurses. In the New Testament it appears in deeply human moments—Jesus quoting Psalm 8 about praise from nursing infants (Matt 21:16), warnings about the particular hardship of nursing mothers in times of crisis (Matt 24:19; Mark 13:17; Luke 21:23), and a woman's blessing on the breasts that nursed Jesus (Luke 11:27). Spanish distinguishes 'amamantando' (giving suck) from 'de los que maman' (those who suck), reflecting the word's ability to voice both mother and child.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To suckle or nurse—said either of the mother giving milk or the infant receiving it. In Matt 21:16 Jesus cites Psalm 8:2 about praise ordained from 'nursing infants' (the child as subject); in Matt 24:19, Mark 13:17, and Luke 21:23 the eschatological warnings single out 'those who are nursing' (the mother as subject) as especially vulnerable during flight; and in Luke 11:27 a woman blesses the breasts that nursed Jesus. Spanish captures both poles: 'amamantando' (giving suck, active maternal sense) and 'de los que maman' (those who suck, infant sense), while French 'allaiter' focuses on the maternal act. 5×
AR["-المُرضِعاتِ", "الرُّضَّعِ", "المُرضِعاتِ", "رَضَعْتَهُما", "مُرْضِعَاتٍ"]·ben["দুগ্ধ-পানকারীদের", "দুধ-খাওয়াদের", "পান-করেছিলে", "যারা-স্তন্যপান-করাচ্ছে", "স্তন্যদানকারীদের"]·DE["saugen", "θηλαζούσαις", "θηλαζόντων", "ἐθήλασας"]·EN["nursing", "nursing-babies", "you-nursed"]·FR["allaiter"]·heb["הַמֵּינִיקוֹת", "יָנַקְתָּ", "יוֹנְקִים", "מֵינִיקוֹת"]·HI["दूध-पिया", "दूध-पिलाने-वालियों-को", "दूध-पिलानेवालियों", "दूध-पीतों"]·ID["Engkau-hisap", "yang-menyusu", "yang-menyusui"]·IT["allattare"]·jav["Panjenengan-ngesep", "ingkang-nesu", "ingkang-nusoni", "ingkang-sami-nyusoni,", "sami-nyusoni"]·KO["당신이-빨았던", "젖-먹이는-자들에게", "젖먹이는-자들에게", "젯-먹는-자들"]·PT["de-que-mamam,", "que-amamentam"]·RU["Ты-сосал", "грудных-детей,", "кормящим", "кормящим-грудью"]·ES["amamantando", "de-los-que-maman", "mamaste", "que-amamantan", "que-amamanten"]·SW["sifa", "ulinyonya", "wanaonyonyesha", "zile"]·TR["emdin", "emenlerin", "emzirenlere"]·urd["تُو-نے-دودھ-پیا", "دودھ-پلانے-والیوں", "دودھ-پلانے-والیوں-پر", "دودھ-پیتوں-کے"]
Related Senses
H0376 1. man, person, human male (2130×)H0251 1. brother (blood sibling) (573×)H0120 1. man, human being (individual/generic) (527×)H0802 1. woman, female person (519×)H0802 2. wife, spouse (255×)H0517 1. mother, female parent (217×)G0435 1. man, male person (202×)G1135 1. woman, adult female (190×)H2233 1. offspring, descendants (172×)H0001 2. ancestor, forefather (146×)H5288 1. Youth, young man (122×)H0269 1. sister (female sibling) (113×)H1755 1. generation, contemporaries (96×)G5043 1. child, offspring (89×)G0444 2. people, humankind (86×)H3206 1. child, boy, youth (86×)H2145 1. male (human being) (79×)G3384 1. mother (77×)H6485a 1. Qal passive participle: numbered ones, enrollment (76×)H1397 1. man (strong/mighty) (65×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
θηλάζω, 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…