θηλάζω thēlázō
Meaning
to suckle, (by implication) to suck
In the King James Version: (give) suck(-ling)
Derivation: from (the nipple);
Where it is used
- Matthew 21:16 “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”
- Matthew 24:19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
- Mark 13:17 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
- Luke 11:27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
- Luke 21:23 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.