Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLike newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, Young's Literal Translation as new-born babes the word’s pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow, King James Bible As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: Greek Likeὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. newborn ἀρτιγέννητα (artigennēta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 738: Newly begotten, newly born. From arti and gennetos; just born, i.e. a young convert. infants, βρέφη (brephē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 1025: Infant, babe, child in arms. Of uncertain affinity; an infant literally or figuratively. crave ἐπιποθήσατε (epipothēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1971: From epi and potheo; to dote upon, i.e. Intensely crave possession. pure ἄδολον (adolon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 97: Unadulterated, pure, guileless. Undeceitful, i.e. unadulterated. spiritual λογικὸν (logikon) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3050: (a) reasonable, rational, (b) metaphorical, as contrasted with the literal. From logos; rational. milk, γάλα (gala) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1051: Milk. Of uncertain affinity; milk. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. by ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. it αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. you may grow up αὐξηθῆτε (auxēthēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 837: (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge. in [your] εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. salvation, σωτηρίαν (sōtērian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4991: Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety. |
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