Original Word: γάλα
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: gala
Pronunciation: GA-lah
Phonetic Spelling: (gal'-ah)
KJV: milk
NASB: milk
Word Origin: [of uncertain affinity]

1. (figuratively) milk

milk.

Of uncertain affinity; milk (figuratively) -- milk.

Word Origin
probably from a prim. root glakt-
Definition
milk
NASB Translation
milk (5).STRONGS NT 1051: γάλα

γάλα, γάλακτος (cf. Latinlac; Curtius, § 123), τό (from Homer down), milk: 1 Corinthians 9:7. Metaphorically, of the less difficult truths of the Christian religion, 1 Corinthians 3:2; Hebrews 5:12f (Quintilian 2, 4, 5 "doctoribushocessecuraevelim,uttenerasadhucmentesmorenutricummolliusalantetsatiarivelutquodamjucundiorisdisciplinaelactepatiantur," (cf. Siegfried, Philo von Alex., p. 329, cf. p. 261)); of the word of God, by which souls newly regenerate are healthfully nourished unto growth in the Christian life, 1 Peter 2:2.

1 Corinthians 3:2 N-ANS
GRK: γάλα ὑμᾶς ἐπότισα
NAS: I gave you milk to drink,
KJV: I have fed you with milk, and not
INT: Milk you I gave to drink

1 Corinthians 9:7 N-GNS
GRK: ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης
NAS: and does not use the milk of the flock?
KJV: not of the milk of the flock?
INT: of the milk of the flock

Hebrews 5:12 N-GNS
GRK: χρείαν ἔχοντες γάλακτος καὶ οὐ
NAS: to need milk and not solid
KJV: have need of milk, and not
INT: need having of milk though not

Hebrews 5:13 N-GNS
GRK: ὁ μετέχων γάλακτος ἄπειρος λόγου
NAS: who partakes [only] of milk is not accustomed
KJV: that useth milk [is] unskilful
INT: that partakes of milk [is] unskilled in [the] word

1 Peter 2:2 N-ANS
GRK: λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα ἐπιποθήσατε ἵνα
NAS: long for the pure milk of the word, so
KJV: the sincere milk of the word,
INT: divinely reasonable pure milk long you after that

Strong's Greek 1051
5 Occurrences

γάλα — 2 Occ.
γάλακτος — 3 Occ.